Amphoe Khun Tan

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Khun Tan
ขุนตาล
Statistics
Province: Chiang Rai
District office: Pa Tan
19°50′0″N, 100°15′30″E
Area: 234.0 km²
Inhabitants: 33,494 (2005)
Pop. density: 143.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 5714
Postal code: 57340
Map
Map of Chiang Rai, Thailand highlighting Khun Tan

Khun Tan (Thai: ขุนตาล) is a district (Amphoe) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

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The government separated 3 tambon of Thoeng district to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Khun Ta on April 1st, 1992.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on December 5th, 1996.[2]

The name Khun Tan comes from Khun Tan River, which forms the backbone of in Tambon Pa Tan. It is also the name of That Pa Tan, an important temple in the district.

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Phaya Mengrai, Chiang Khong, Wiang Kaen and Thoeng of Chiang Rai Province.

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban). Ban Ta is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ta. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Ta ต้า 20 13,091
2. Pa Tan ป่าตาล 14 8,119
3. Yang Hom ยางฮอม 21 12,284

  1. ^ (April 22 1992) "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเทิง จังหวัดเชียงราย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอขุนตาล" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 109 (53 ง special): 6. 
  2. ^ (November 20 1996) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเหนือคลอง อำเภอนายายอาม อำเภอท่าตะเกียบ อำเภอขุนตาล อำเภอแม่ฟ้าหลวง อำเภอแม่ลาว อำเภอรัษฎา อำเภอพุทธมณฑล อำเภอวังน้ำเขียว อำเภอเจาะไอร้อง อำเภอชำนิ อำเภอโนนดินแดง อำเภอปางมะผ้า อำเภอสนธิ อำเภอหนองม่วง อำเภอเบญจลักษ์ อำเภอโพนนาแก้ว อำเภอบุ่งคล้า อำเภอดอนมดแดง และอำเภอลืออำนาจ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๙" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 113 (62 ก): 5-8. 

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