Country Thailand Seat Mae Phrik Postal code 52180 Area 538.9 km² | Province Lampang Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 5209 Population 17,149 (2008) | |
Mae Phrik (Thai: แม่พริก; [mɛ̂ː pʰrík]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.
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Map of Mae Phrik District, Lampang, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Thoen of Lampang Province, Sam Ngao of Tak Province and Li of Lamphun Province.
History
Mae Phrik was created in 1904 as a minor district (King Amphoe), subordinate of Thoen district. It was upgraded to a full district in 1958.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Mae Phrik covers parts of tambon Mae Phrik, and Mae Pu the whole tambon Mae Pu. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
Mae Phrik District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA