Pa Sang
ป่าซาง | |
|---|---|
 District location in Lamphun province | |
| Coordinates: 18°31′33″N 98°56′21″E / 18.52583°N 98.93917°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Lamphun |
| Seat | Pa Sang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 299.9 km2 (115.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 55,824 |
| • Density | 195.5/km2 (506/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 51120 |
| Geocode | 5106 |
Pa Sang (Thai: ป่าซาง, pronounced [pàː sāːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Lamphun province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai province.
Originally named Pak Bong after its central sub-district, the district was renamed Pa Sang in 1953.[1]
The district is home to a population of Yong people. They migrated from Muang Yong of Shan State of today's Myanmar to the northern part of Thailand in 1805 or in the early-Rattanakosin period. Yong women are known as skillful cloth weavers.[2]
Pa Sang district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pak Bong | ปากบ่อง | 5 | 3,415 |
| 2. | Pa Sang | ป่าซาง | 5 | 5,450 |
| 3. | Mae Raeng | แม่แรง | 11 | 7,368 |
| 4. | Muang Noi | ม่วงน้อย | 8 | 4,466 |
| 5. | Ban Ruean | บ้านเรือน | 8 | 4,059 |
| 6. | Makok | มะกอก | 9 | 5,361 |
| 7. | Tha Tum | ท่าตุ้ม | 14 | 7,345 |
| 8. | Nam Dip | น้ำดิบ | 17 | 9,592 |
| 11. | Nakhon Chedi | นครเจดีย์ | 13 | 8,768 |
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Nong Long District.
There are four sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: