Fang (town)


Fang or "Wiang Fang" is a town in the northern Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, also known as Thesaban Wiang Fang, the capital of Fang District. It is 154 km north of Chiang Mai, among the highest mountains in the country.

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. The town was named after the tree.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Mu 1, 10 Tambon San Sai, Mu 7 Tambon Wiang, Mu 2, 4 Tambon Wiang, and Mu 2 Tambon Wiang.

Administration

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

Education

The school structure is divided into four key stages: the first three years in elementary school, Prathom 1–3, are for ages 6–8; the second level, Prathom 4–6 are for children 9–11; the third level, Matthayom 1–3, is for ages 12–14. The upper secondary level of schooling consists of Matthayom 4–6 for ages 15–17 and is divided into academic and vocational streams. There are academic upper secondary schools, vocational upper secondary schools, and comprehensive schools offering academic and vocational tracks. Students who choose the academic stream usually intend to enter a university. Vocational schools offer programs that prepare students for employment.

Secondary school (Prathom 1 – Matthayom 3)

  1. Ban Wiang Fang School
  2. Saiaksorn School

    High school (Prathom 1–Matthayom 6)

Rangsee Vittaya School

Technical college

Thana Technology International College Chiang Mai

Climate

Fang has a tropical wet and dry climate. Winters are fairly dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is average around year at. The monsoon season runs from late-April through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.