Thung Chang district
District in Nan, Thailand
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Thung Chang (Thai: ทุ่งช้าง, pronounced [tʰûŋ tɕʰáːŋ]; Northern Thai: ᨴ᩵ᩩᨦᨩ᩶ᩣ᩠ᨩ, pronounced [tôːŋ tɕáːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Nan province, northern Thailand.
Thung Chang
ทุ่งช้าง | |
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 District location in Nan province | |
| Coordinates: 19°23′14″N 100°52′33″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nan |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Kiansak Pomthongkham |
| Area | |
• Total | 760.811 km2 (293.751 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 18,375 |
| • Density | 24.152/km2 (62.553/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 55130 |
| Geocode | 5508 |
History
Geography
Neighboring districts are, from the east clockwise, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Pua, Chiang Klang and Song Khwae of Nan Province. To the north is Xaignabouli of Laos.
The eastern part of the district is in the Luang Prabang Range of the Thai highlands.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Thung Chang (1981–2010, extremes 1997-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.8 (96.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.2 (102.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.5 (106.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) |
15.3 (0.60) |
46.2 (1.82) |
120.5 (4.74) |
220.1 (8.67) |
216.2 (8.51) |
328.2 (12.92) |
386.7 (15.22) |
270.0 (10.63) |
90.5 (3.56) |
20.5 (0.81) |
13.4 (0.53) |
1,750.1 (68.90) |
| Average rainy days | 2.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 18.4 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 133.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78.7 | 74.0 | 71.0 | 74.7 | 82.2 | 85.0 | 87.3 | 88.8 | 87.4 | 84.5 | 80.0 | 78.8 | 81.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 322.4 | 305.1 | 350.3 | 279.0 | 220.1 | 198.0 | 161.2 | 117.8 | 183.0 | 269.7 | 264.0 | 285.2 | 2,955.8 |
| Source 1: Thai Meteorological Department[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Office of Water Management and Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (sun)[6] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Central administration
Thung Chang is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 40 administrative villages (mubans).
Local administration
There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
- Ngop (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลงอบ) consisting of sub-district Ngop.
- Thung Chang (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลทุ่งช้าง) consisting of parts of sub-districts Lae and Thung Chang.
There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Pon (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลปอน) consisting of sub-district Pon.
- Lae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลและ) consisting of parts of sub-district Lae.
- Thung Chang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลทุ่งช้าง) consisting of parts of sub-district Thung Chang.
