Chiang Klang is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northern part of Nan Province

Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Sainyabuli of Laos.-Geography:...

, northern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring are from the north clockwise Thung Chang

Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Thung Chang district dates back to the Kwaeng Khun Nan , which was converted into the district Lae in 1914...

, Pua

Amphoe Pua

Pua is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring are from the north clockwise Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Tha Wang Pha....

, Tha Wang Pha

Amphoe Tha Wang Pha

Tha Wang Pha is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Tha Wang Pha was established on October 1 1962 with area split off from Pua district...

 and Song Khwae

Amphoe Song Khwae

Song Khwae is a district in the northwestern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Song Khwae was established on April 1 1992 with three tambon split off from Chiang Klang district...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on June 20 1968, when the four tambon Puea, Chiang Klang, Chiang Khan and Na Rai Luang were split off from Thung Chang district

Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Thung Chang district dates back to the Kwaeng Khun Nan , which was converted into the district Lae in 1914...

. It was upgraded to a full district on November 16 1971.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Sop Kon is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Chiang Klang, Puea and Phaya Kaeo. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Chiang Klang	เชียงกลาง	12	7,643
2.	Puea	เปือ	15	6,970
3.	Chiang Khan	เชียงคาน	5	1,699
4.	Phra That	พระธาตุ	10	3,860
8.	Phaya Kaeo	พญาแก้ว	7	3,412
9.	Phra Phutthabat	พระพุทธบาท	10	5,289

The missing numbers are the tambon which now form Song Khwae district.