Wiang Kaen

district in Chiang Rai province, Thailand
AdministrativeArea amphoe Q428365
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Summary

Wiang Kaen is an amphoe[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of amphoe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wiang Kaen is located in Chiang Rai[3].
  • Wiang Kaen is in the country of Thailand[4].
  • Wiang Kaen's instance of is recorded as amphoe[5].
  • Wiang Kaen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Muang Yai[6].
  • Wiang Kaen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Po[7].
  • Wiang Kaen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lai Ngao[8].
  • Wiang Kaen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tha Kham[9].
  • Wiang Kaen's postal code is recorded as 57310[10].
  • Wiang Kaen's Commons category is recorded as Wiang Kaen District[11].
  • Wiang Kaen's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 20.111666666667, 'longitude': 100.51333333333}[12].
  • Wiang Kaen's IPA transcription is recorded as wīaŋ kɛ̀n[13].
  • Wiang Kaen's topic's main category is recorded as Q141078401[14].
  • Wiang Kaen's described at URL is recorded as http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=158&pv=12[15].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+32858'}[16].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+30097'}[17].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+29362'}[18].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+17782'}[19].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+34718'}[20].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+35040'}[21].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+35388'}[22].
  • Wiang Kaen has a population of {'amount': '+35549'}[23].
  • Wiang Kaen's official name is recorded as อำเภอเวียงแก่น[24].
  • Wiang Kaen's motto text is recorded as เจ้าหลวงเวียงแก่น ชายแดนไทยลาว น้ำงาว พราวใส ผาไดเด่นดัง ผาตั้งเด่นนาน ภูชี้ฟ้าสูงตระหง่าน ส้มโอหวานรสดี[25].
  • Wiang Kaen's native label is recorded as อำเภอเวียงแก่น[26].

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Geography

Wiang Kaen is in the country of Thailand[4]. It is located in Chiang Rai[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+32858'}[16], {'amount': '+30097'}[17], {'amount': '+29362'}[18], {'amount': '+17782'}[19], {'amount': '+34718'}[20], and {'amount': '+35040'}[21].

Designation and Status

Wiang Kaen's instance of is recorded as amphoe[5].

Why It Matters

Wiang Kaen ranks in the top 5% of amphoe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q141078401
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54787|batch #54787]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 9w ago · Siam2019 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Chiang Rai
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 20.111666666667, 'longitude': 100.51333333333}
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Muang Yai, Po, Lai Ngao +1
    Population → {'amount': '+32858'}, {'amount': '+30097'}, {'amount': '+29362'} +5
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Official name: อำเภอเวียงแก่น"
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