Fang (town)
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.
Fang
ฝาง | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Fang Location of the city within Thailand | |
| Coordinates: 19°55′8″N 99°12′49″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Mai Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Subdistrict municipality |
| Area | |
| • Subdistrict Municipality | 2.714 km2 (1.048 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Subdistrict Municipality | 8,584 [1] |
| • Density | 3,165/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,000 [2] |
| • Urban density | 89.29/km2 (231.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Website | www.wiangfang.go.th |
History
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
The landscape of Fang looked like the seed of a fang tree (Caesalpinia sappan). The town was named after the tree.
Geography
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
The town is subdivided into 12 boroughs ("chumchon"), which include five villages (muban) of the Wiang subdistrict - Mu 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9.
| No. | Name | Thai name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ton Nun | ชุมชนต้นหนุน | |
| 2. | Pan Naram | ชุมชนปัณณาราม | |
| 3. | Chaeng Hua Rin | ชุมชนแจ่งหัวริน | |
| 4. | Phra Nang Sam Phio | ชุมชนพระนางสามผิว | |
| 5. | Suan Dok | ชุมชนสวนดอก | |
| 6. | Chedi Ngam | ชุมชนเจดีย์งาม | |
| 7. | Pa Bong | ชุมชนป่าบง | |
| 8. | Thep Amnuai | ชุมชนเทพอำนวย | |
| 9. | Ton Hang | ชุมชนต้นฮ่าง | |
| 10. | San Pa Nai | ชุมชนสันป่าไหน่ | |
| 11. | Phai Lom | ชุมชนไผ่ล้อม | |
| 12. | Phai Tong | ชุมชนไผ่ทอง |
Education
Pre-elementary school
- Somrith Kindergarten (private)
- Saiaksorn Kindergarten (private)
Primary School
TessabanWingfang School (public)
Secondary school (Prathom 1 – Matthayom 3)
- Ban Wiang Fang School (public)
- Saiaksorn School (private)
High school (Prathom 1–Matthayom 6)
Rangsee Vittaya School (Christian school)
Climate
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: [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "General Information about Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality".
- "National Statistical Office (NSO) of Thailand".
- "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Fang". weatherspark. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
External links
- Fang travel guide from Wikivoyage