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Amphoe Mae Chan
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| Province: | Chiang Rai |
| District office: | Mae Chan |
| Area: | 791.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 102,586 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 129.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5707 |
| Postal code: | 57110 |
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Mae Chan (Thai: แม่จัน) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.
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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Doi Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Fa Luang of Chiang Rai Province.
The district was created as the successor of Mueang Chiang Saen. The original center of the Mueang later became part of the minor district Chiang Saen Luang, so in 1939 this minor district was renamed to Chiang Saen, while the district Chiang Saen itself was renamed to Mae Chan.[1]
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 138 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Mae Chan and Mae Kham each cover parts of the same-named tambon, and Chan Chawa covers parts of tambon Chan Chawa and the whole tambon Chan Chawa Tai. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Mae Chan | แม่จัน | 14 | 11,166 | |
| 2. | Chan Chawa | จันจว้า | 11 | 7,233 | |
| 3. | Mae Kham | แม่คำ | 13 | 11,569 | |
| 4. | Pa Sang | ป่าซาง | 15 | 13,039 | |
| 5. | San Sai | สันทราย | 9 | 2,419 | |
| 6. | Tha Khao Plueak | ท่าข้าวเปลือก | 14 | 7,510 | |
| 8. | Pa Tueng | ป่าตึง | 22 | 22,139 | |
| 10. | Mae Rai | แม่ไร่ | 8 | 8,072 | |
| 11. | Si Kham | ศรีค้ำ | 10 | 6,454 | |
| 12. | Chan Chawa Tai | จันจว้าใต้ | 12 | 8,700 | |
| 13. | Chom Sawan | จอมสวรรค์ | 10 | 4,285 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Doi Luang district.
- ^ (April 17 1939) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354-364.
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