Phu Sang District

Phu Sang ภูซาง
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Phayao Province
Coordinates: 19°35′57″N 100°19′27″E / 19.59917°N 100.32417°ECoordinates: 19°35′57″N 100°19′27″E / 19.59917°N 100.32417°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Phayao
Seat	Pa Sak
Area
• Total	293.486 km^2 (113.316 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	31,407
• Density	107.0/km^2 (277/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	56110
Geocode	5608

Phu Sang (Thai: ภูซาง; IPA: [pʰūː sāːŋ]) is a district (Amphoe) of Phayao Province in northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chiang Kham of Phayao Province and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province. To the northeast is Xaignabouli Province of Laos.

History

The minor district was established on June 26, 1996. The new district became effective on July 15, and covered five tambon previously belonging to Chiang Kham district.^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.^[3]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (muban). Sop Bong is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Sop Bong. There is further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.
1.	Phu Sang	ภูซาง	9	6,425
2.	Pa Sak	ป่าสัก	10	4,218
3.	Thung Kluai	ทุ่งกล้วย	12	7,738
4.	Chiang Raeng	เชียงแรง		6,007
5.	Sop Bong	สบบง	12	7,019

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเชียงคำ จังหวัดพะเยา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูซาง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 113 (Special 18 ง): 28. June 26, 1996.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com