Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 375 km² Geocode 5404 | Seat Sung Men Postal code 54130 Province Phrae Province | |
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Sung Men (Thai: สูงเม่น; [sǔːŋ mên]) is a district (Amphoe) of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.
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Map of Sung Men District, Phrae, Thailand
History
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.
Geography
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.
Administration
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).
References
Sung Men District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA