Wiang
ตำบลเวียง อำเภอเชียงแสน
Buddha statue at Ban Sop Ruak, Wiang, marking the "heart" of the Golden Triangle
Buddha statue at Ban Sop Ruak, Wiang, marking the "heart" of the Golden Triangle
CountryThailand
ProvinceChiang Rai
DistrictChiang Saen
Population
 (2005)
  Total10,807
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)

Wiang (Thai: ตำบลเวียง อำเภอเชียงแสน) is a village and tambon (subdistrict) of Chiang Saen District, in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.[1] In 2005 it had a population of 10,807 people. The tambon contains 10 villages.

The Golden Triangle tri-point of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand is found in the village of Ban Sop Ruak in the subdistrict.

References

  1. Thaitambon.com, Accessed April 23, 2011 (in Thai)

20°18′48″N 100°04′10″E / 20.31333°N 100.06944°E / 20.31333; 100.06944


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