Fang (town)

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 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
2.714 km2 (1.048 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
8,584[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.

  1. ^ "General Information about Wiang Fang Subdistrict Municipality".
  2. ^ "National Statistical Office (NSO) of Thailand".