Li District


Li is the southernmost district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.

History

Li District was established in 1911. Originally named Mueang Li, it was shortened to Li in 1917.
Li District is believed to have been an iron smelting site until the middle years of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, based on excavated ancient metal furnaces, about 2,000 years old in Mae Lan sub-district. Presumably that in the period 327–361 BC or 4th century Buddhist.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Ban Hong, Thung Hua Chang of Lamphun Province, Soem Ngam, Thoen, Mae Phrik of Lampang Province, Sam Ngao of Tak Province, Doi Tao, Hot and Chom Thong of Chiang Mai Province.

Economy

The Ban Pu Coal Company Limited was established in 1983 to extract coal at the Banpu Mine in the Li District. The company is now known as Banpu and is the largest coal producer in Thailand.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 99 villages. There are two townships : Wang Din covers parts of tambon Li, and Mae Tuen parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations.
The missing number 7 belonged to the now defunct Ban Phai Subdistrict.