sentences:  The "tambon" is divided into 15 administrative villages ("mubans").The sub-district is governed by the sub-district administrative organization (SAO) Tha Ton (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าตอน)
  
  Tha Ton is on the widely travelled tourist route between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.Since the 1970s, riverboat trips between Chiang Rai and Tha Ton have given foreign tourists as well as native Thais the opportunity to visit jungle, observe different ethnic groups, and see the Fang Plain, bringing an influx of capital into the local economy.