Amphoe Wiang Kaen

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Wiang Kaen
เวียงแก่น
Statistics
Province: Chiang Rai
District office: Muang Yai
20°6′42″N, 100°30′48″E
Area: 526.0 km²
Inhabitants: 32,310 (2005)
Pop. density: 61.4 inh./km²
Geocode: 5713
Postal code: 57310
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Map of Chiang Rai, Thailand highlighting Wiang Kaen

Wiang Kaen (Thai: เวียงแก่น) is the easternmost district (Amphoe) of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.

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Historically, the area was Mueang Wiang Kaen, located on the Ngao river bank. It was founded in the same time of Sukhothai kingdom and Chiang Rai.

The government separated the three tambon Muang Yai, Po and Lai Ngao from Chiang Khong district to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1st, 1987.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on September 7th, 1995.[2]

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Thoeng, Khun Tan, Chiang Khong of Chiang Rai Province. To the east are Bokeo and Oudomxai provinces of Laos.

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Muang Yai ม่วงยาย 9 7,449
2. Po ปอ 20 15,946
3. Lai Ngao หล่ายงาว 6 3,490
4. Tha Kham ท่าข้าม 6 5,425

  1. ^ (April 9 1987) "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเชียงของ จังหวัดเชียงราย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเวียงแก่น" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 104 (67 ง): 2484. 
  2. ^ (August 8 1995) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอด่านมะขามเตี้ย อำเภอแก่งหางแมว อำเภอภักดีชุมพล อำเภอเวียงแก่น อำเภอแม่วาง อำเภอถ้ำพรรณรา อำเภอบ่อเกลือ อำเภอโนนสุวรรณ อำเภอห้วยราช อำเภอแม่ลาน อำเภอบางแก้ว อำเภอป่าพะยอม อำเภอหนองม่วงไข่ อำเภอยางสีสุราช อำเภอจังหาร อำเภอบ้านธิ อำเภอภูสิงห์ อำเภอบางกล่ำ อำเภอวังม่วง และอำเภอนายูง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๘" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 112 (32 ก): 1-3. 

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