Pa Sang District


Pa Sang is a district of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Mueang Lamphun, Mae Tha, Ban Hong and Wiang Nong Long of Lamphun Province, Doi Lo and San Pa Tong of Chiang Mai Province.

History

Originally named Pak Bong after its central sub-district, the district was renamed Pa Sang in 1953.

Ethnic groups

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.

Administration

Central administration

Pa Sang District is divided into nine sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 90 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Pak Bongปากบ่อง53,415
2.Pa Sangป่าซาง55,450
3.Mae Raengแม่แรง117,368
4.Muang Noiม่วงน้อย84,466
5.Ban Rueanบ้านเรือน84,059
6.Makokมะกอก95,361
7.Tha Tumท่าตุ้ม147,345
8.Nam Dipน้ำดิบ179,592
11.Nakhon Chediนครเจดีย์138,768

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Wiang Nong Long District.

Local administration

There are four sub-district municipalities in the district:
There are four sub-district administrative organizations in the district: