Originally named Ban Mae, it was renamed San Pa Tong in 1939.[1]
The remains of an ancient walled town of the Haripunchai Kingdom, Wiang Tha Kan, founded approximately 1,000 years ago, lie in the southern part of this district, in tambonBan Klang.[2]
Administration
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 122 villages (mubans). There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): San Pa Tong covers parts of tambons Yu Wa, Makham Luang, and Thung Tom; and Ban Klang which covers parts of Ban Klang, Tha Wang Phrao, Makham Luang, and Ma Khun Wan. The area of Thung Tom sub-district not covered by San Pa Thong municipality also forms a sub-district municipality. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO), covering the non-municipal areas of each sub-district.
