Ban Pong, Phrao
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Ban Pong is a tambon
(subdistrict) of Phrao District
, in Chiang Mai Province
, Thailand
. In 2005 it had a total population of 4053 people. The tambon contains 8 villages.
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...
(subdistrict) of Phrao District
Amphoe Phrao
Phrao is a district in the northeastern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-History:The name Phrao was given to this city around 1281 by King Mangrai of Lan Na kingdom who has been on the way to invade Hariphunchai Kingdom. After this, Mangrai sent his third son, Khrua to rule Phrao...
, in Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...
, 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...
. In 2005 it had a total population of 4053 people. The tambon contains 8 villages.