| Khilek ขี้เหล็ก | |
|---|---|
| Tambon | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chiang Mai |
| Amphoe | Mae Taeng |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 9,334 |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 50150 |
| TIS 1099 | 500603 |
Khilek (Thai : ขี้เหล็ก) is a tambon (sub-district) of Mae Taeng District, in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. In 2014 it had a population of 9,334 people. [1]
Thai, Central Thai, is the sole official and national language of Thailand and the first language of the Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is a member of the Tai group of the Kra–Dai language family. Over half of Thai vocabulary is derived from or borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit, Mon and Old Khmer. It is a tonal and analytic language, similar to Chinese and Vietnamese.
Tambon is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (amphoe) and province (changwat), they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of 2016 there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. Tambon is usually translated as "township" or "subdistrict" in English — the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for king amphoe, the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 69,307 villages (muban), about ten per tambon. Tambon within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called chumchon (ชุมชน) that may be formed into community associations.
Mae Taeng is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.
