Hang Chat
ห้างฉัตร
District location in Lampang province
District location in Lampang province
Coordinates: 18°19′19″N 99°19′4″E / 18.32194°N 99.31778°E / 18.32194; 99.31778
CountryThailand
ProvinceLampang
SeatWiang Tan
Area
  Total684.757 km2 (264.386 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total51,495
  Density75.2/km2 (195/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code52190
Geocode5212

Hang Chat (Thai: ห้างฉัตร, pronounced [hâːŋ t͡ɕʰàt]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Mueang Lampang, Ko Kha, Soem Ngam of Lampang Province and Mae Tha of Lamphun province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the district.

History

Wat Pong Yang Kok

Originally named Hang Sat (หางสัตว์, 'animal tail'), it was renamed Hang Chat (ห้างฉัตร, 'arch under royal umbrella') in 1940.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). Hang Chat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Hang Chat. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Hang Chatห้างฉัตร910,216
2.Nong Lomหนองหล่ม95,266
3.Mueang Yaoเมืองยาว158,267
4.Pong Yang Khokปงยางคก139,821
5.Wiang Tanเวียงตาล118,778
6.Mae Sanแม่สัน94,729
7.Wo Kaeoวอแก้ว74,418

See also

References

  1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 57 (ก): 53–55. April 30, 1940. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2012.


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