Amphoe Ko Yao
Ko Yao ( th, เกาะยาว, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Phang Nga province in Thailand's south. History Early history Numerous cave paintings hidden around Ko Yao Island date back more than 2,000 years and attest distinct influence to its communities living today in the southern mainland provinces of Thailand. The early inhabitants of Ko Yao were the Moken peoples (Sea Gypsies). Other nomadic peoples of the region are believed to be more recent migrants from the Malay peninsula, who settled on the islands in the 17th-18th centuries. These later arrivals include the Maniq people, the Semang and other Negrito peoples, all often interchangeably known, especially prior to the mid-20th century, as ''Sakai'', a name now considered derogatory by the groups themselves and many Thais. The Mon people, belonging to the Khmer ethnolinguistic group, settled in peninsular Thailand ruling over maritime states like Ligor (Nakhon Si Thammarat). They melded with northern and souther ...
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District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ...
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