Thoen (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Soem Ngam, Sop Prap of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae province, Si Satchanalai, Thung Saliam, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai province, Ban Tak, Sam Ngao of Tak province, Mae Phrik of Lampang Province again, Li and Thung Hua Chang of Lamphun province.
Mae Wa National Park is in the western part of the district at the southern end of the Khun Tan Range.Mae Wa National Park The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the eastern side of the district.
History The high ground along the district's boundary with Ban Dan Lan Hoi in Sukhothai province carries tin, lead and iron ore, and is continuous with the ranges of Tak province to the south-west. One of the metal-working sites recorded in that ground, Den Pang Hang, lies in the district. Iron tools were found in graves there, buried with the dead, and match those made at the smelting sites of the Mae Lamphan basin.
In 1938 the district was renamed from Mueang Thoen (เมืองเถิน) to Thoen, as only the capital districts were supposed to have the term Mueang in their name.
Administration The district is divided into eight subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). Wiang Mok and Lom Rat are the two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons), each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO). No. Name Thai Villages Pop.1.Lom Raetล้อมแรด1416,1002.Mae Waแม่วะ75,9453.Mae Paแม่ปะ104,6154.Mae Mokแม่มอก105,2635.Wiang Mokเวียงมอก1110,2696.Na Pongนาโป่ง125,8127.Mae Thotแม่ถอด126,7358.Thoen Buriเถินบุรี146,955
References
External links amphoe.com (Thai)