Fang (town)

Fang
ฝาง
Subdistrict Municipality
Wiang Fang
From top, left to right: View of Fang city, Wat Chedi Ngam, The ancient wall of Fang, The Clock Tower of Fang, the Highway No.107
Official seal of Fang
Seal
Fang is located in Thailand
Fang
Fang
Location of the city within Thailand
Coordinates: 19°55′8″N 99°12′49″E / 19.91889°N 99.21361°E / 19.91889; 99.21361
Country Thailand
ProvinceChiang Mai Province
Government
 • TypeSubdistrict municipality
Area
 • Subdistrict Municipality2.714 km2 (1.048 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Subdistrict Municipality8,584 [1]
 • Density3,165/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
30,000 [2]
 • Urban density89.29/km2 (231.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Websitewww.wiangfang.go.th

Fang (Thai: ฝาง), officially Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลตำบลเวียงฝาง; wiang means 'walled city' or 'town'), is a town in the northern Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, the capital of Fang District. It is 154 kilometres (96 mi) north of Chiang Mai, among the highest mountains in the country.

History[edit]

According to the Yonok chronicle, Mueang Fang was built in 641 by King Lawa Changkarat. Later King Mengrai the Great reigned in Fang before building Wiang Kum Kam and Chiang Mai of the Lanna Kingdom for one year around 1268. It seems that Mengrai used Mueang Fang for the base to invade Hariphunchai.

Etymology[edit]

The landscape of Fang looked like the seed of a fang tree (Caesalpinia sappan). The town was named after the tree.

Geography[edit]

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mu 1, 10 Tambon San Sai, Mu 7 (Ban Mea Jai) Tambon Wiang, Mu 2, 4 Tambon Wiang, and Mu 2 Tambon Wiang.

Administration[edit]

The town is subdivided into 12 boroughs ("chumchon"), which include five villages (muban) of the Wiang subdistrict - Mu 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9.

In the local administrative area (Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality), there are 5 villages (muban) and 5 communities (formerly 12 communities) [3] as follows:

Villages (Muban)[edit]

  1. Mu 2
  2. Mu 3
  3. Mu 4
  4. Mu 5
  5. Mu 9

Communities[edit]

  1. Pa Bong Community (covers Mu 2)
  2. Nong Ueng Community (covers Mu 3)
  3. Suan Dok Community (covers Mu 4)
  4. Ton Nun Community (covers Mu 5)
  5. San Pa Nai Community (covers Mu 9)
No. Name Thai name
1. Pa Bong Community ชุมชนป่าบง
2. Nong Ueng Community ชุมชนหนองอึ่ง
3. Suan Dok Community ชุมชนสวนดอก
4. Ton Nun Community ชุมชนต้นหนุน
5. San Pa Nai Community ชุมชนสันป่าไหน

Education[edit]

Pre-elementary school[edit]

  1. Somrith Kindergarten (private)
  2. Saiaksorn Kindergarten (private)

Primary School[edit]

TessabanWingfang School (public)

Secondary school (Prathom 1 – Matthayom 3)[edit]

  1. Ban Wiang Fang School (public)
  2. Saiaksorn School (private)

High school (Prathom 1–Matthayom 6)[edit]

Rangsee Vittaya School (Christian school)

Climate[edit]

Fang has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is warm and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 13 °C (55 °F) to 35 °C (95 °F) and is rarely below 10 °C (50 °F) or above 37 °C (99 °F). The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 13 to May 15, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year. A wet day is one with at least 1 millimeter of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Fang varies very significantly throughout the year. The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.0 months, from March 7 to December 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 13 millimeters. The month with the most rain in Fang is August, with an average rainfall of 233 millimeters.

Climate data for Fang, Thailand
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37
(99) 		40
(104) 		44
(111) 		44
(111) 		42
(108) 		38
(100) 		38
(100) 		37
(99) 		37
(99) 		36
(97) 		35
(95) 		33
(91) 		44
(111)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		31
(88) 		35
(95) 		37
(99) 		35
(95) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		26
(79) 		31
(88)
Daily mean °C (°F) 21
(70) 		24
(75) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		23
(73) 		21
(70) 		26
(79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14
(57) 		16
(61) 		19
(66) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		21
(70) 		17
(63) 		14
(57) 		20
(68)
Record low °C (°F) 4
(39) 		7
(45) 		10
(50) 		14
(57) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		18
(64) 		12
(54) 		8
(46) 		4
(39)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 17
(0.7) 		14
(0.6) 		22
(0.9) 		58
(2.3) 		145
(5.7) 		172
(6.8) 		183
(7.2) 		207
(8.1) 		191
(7.5) 		129
(5.1) 		55
(2.2) 		16
(0.6) 		1,209
(47.6)
Average precipitation days 2.9 2.5 4.0 7.6 17.0 21.7 23.4 24.4 22.4 15.0 5.7 2.6 149.2
Average relative humidity (%) 73.0 71.0 66.0 67.0 75.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 82.0 79.0 77.0 74.0 75.8
Average dew point °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9) 		13.8
(56.8) 		15.7
(60.3) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.7
(72.9) 		21.4
(70.5) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.7
(65.7)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 7.8 8.3 9.3 9.2 8.2 5.9 5.6 5.8 5.4 6.5 7.4 7.5 7.1
Mean daily sunshine hours 242 234 289 275 255 178 174 179 163 202 221 234 2,637
Source: [4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "General Information about Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality".
  2. ^ "National Statistical Office (NSO) of Thailand".
  3. ^ "Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality". Wikipedia (in Thai). Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  4. ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Fang". weatherspark. Retrieved 2023-11-17.

External links[edit]

  • Fang travel guide from Wikivoyage
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