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Amphoe Sung Men
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| Province: | Phrae |
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| Area: | 375.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 80,129 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 213.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5404 |
| Postal code: | 54130 |
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Sung Men (Thai: สูงเม่น) is a district (Amphoe) of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.
In 1903 the district name was Mae Phuak (แม่พวก) and was centered in Ban Sung Men. The government changed the district name to Sung Men in 1917.
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Den Chai, Long, Mueang Phrae of Phrae Province, Tha Pla and Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit Province.
The important water resource is the Yom River.
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 109 villages (muban). The townships (thesaban tambon) Sung Men covers parts of tambon Sung Men. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Sung Men | สูงเม่น | 9 | 7,711 | |
| 2. | Nam Cham | น้ำชำ | 15 | 10,094 | |
| 3. | Hua Fai | หัวฝาย | 13 | 10,610 | |
| 4. | Don Mun | ดอนมูล | 10 | 7,701 | |
| 5. | Ban Lao | บ้านเหล่า | 9 | 5,885 | |
| 6. | Ban Kwang | บ้านกวาง | 6 | 3,496 | |
| 7. | Ban Pong | บ้านปง | 6 | 5,151 | |
| 8. | Ban Kat | บ้านกาศ | 7 | 3,427 | |
| 9. | Rong Kat | ร่องกาศ | 11 | 7,641 | |
| 10. | Sop Sai | สบสาย | 6 | 3,891 | |
| 11. | Wiang Thong | เวียงทอง | 12 | 10,485 | |
| 12. | Phra Luang | พระหลวง | 5 | 4,037 |
| Amphoe of Phrae |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Phrae - Rong Kwang - Long - Sung Men - Den Chai - Song - Wang Chin - Nong Muang Khai |
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