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Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang

subdistrict in Mueang Lampang district, Lampang province, Thailand

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ7034896 ↗
Source-derived summary

Nikhom Phatthana (Thai: นิคมพัฒนา) is a subdistrict (tambon) of Mueang Lampang District, in Lampang Province, Thailand. As of 2010 it has a population of 5081 people.

History

The subdistrict was formed on 30 September 1992 by the separation of 13 villages from Thung Fai Subdistrict.

Administration

Since 1997 the subdistrict has a Tambon administrative organization (TAO) as its local government.

The tambon is divided into 14 administrative villages (mubans).

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang” as subdistrict in Mueang Lampang district, Lampang province, Thailand. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nikhom, Phatthana and Lampang.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2010, 1992, 1997—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Nikhom, Phatthana and Lampang providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang”, the useful work is to connect “subdistrict in Mueang Lampang district, Lampang province, Thailand” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7034896. Authority coordinates are 18.420, 99.544. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1992 and 1997.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

Best used for
  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
Verify next

Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang primary sources, Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang archive and Nikhom research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Nikhom Phatthana, Lampang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.