Amphoe Mae Charim
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| Province: | Nan |
| District office: | Nong Daeng |
| Area: | 998.152 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 15,794 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 15.8 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5502 |
| Postal code: | 55170 |
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Mae Charim (Thai: แม่จริม) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
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Mae Charim was originally known as Bowa (บ่อว้า). The minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Charim was established on October 1 1969 with the three tambon Phong, Nong Daeng and Mo Mueang split off from Mueang Nan district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on April 12 1977.[2]
Neighboring are from the southwest clockwise Wiang Sa, Phu Phiang, Santi Suk and Bo Kluea of Nan Province. To the east is the Xaignabouli Province of Laos.
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 38 villages (muban). Nong Daeng is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Nong Daeng and Mo Mueang. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 2. | Nong Daeng | หนองแดง | 10 | 4,229 | |
| 3. | Mo Mueang | หมอเมือง | 6 | 2,450 | |
| 4. | Nam Phang | น้ำพาง | 10 | 4,914 | |
| 5. | Nam Pai | น้ำปาย | 6 | 2,001 | |
| 6. | Mae Charim | แม่จริม | 6 | 2,200 |
The missing number 1 refers to tambon Phong which is now part of Santi Suk district.
- ^ (September 24 1969) "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 86 (83 ง special): 10.
- ^ (April 12 1977) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอปลายพระยา อำเภอห้วยเม็ก อำเภอละแม อำเภอแม่จริม อำเภอหนองกี่ อำเภอโคกปีบ อำเภอเกาะพะงัน อำเภอสนม อำเภอโซ่พิสัย อำเภอโนนสะอาด และอำเภอนาจะหลวย พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๐" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 94 (31 ก): 326-330.
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Mueang Nan - Mae Charim - Ban Luang - Na Noi - Pua - Tha Wang Pha - Wiang Sa - Thung Chang - Chiang Klang - Na Muen - Santi Suk - Bo Kluea - Song Khwae - Phu Phiang - Chaloem Phra Kiat |
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