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Benchalak District
Benchalak ( th, เบญจลักษ์, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 31 May 1993, when five ''tambons'' were split off from Kantharalak district. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Kantharalak, Si Rattana, Nam Kliang, and Non Khun of Sisaket Province; Det Udom and Thung Si Udom of Ubon Ratchathani province. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 64 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...'') areas. There are five tambon administrative organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantharalak District
Kantharalak ( th, กันทรลักษ์, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southeastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. History The old name of ''Kantharalak'' was ''Mueang Uthumphon Phisai'', controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with latter-day Uthumphon Phisai district.) The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om. In 1939 the district name was changed from ''Nam Om'' to ''Kantharalak''. Etymology The name ''Kantharalak'' means 'countless ravines', from Pali ''kandara'' ('ravine') and the Sanskrit '' lakṣa'' (लक्ष), 'a hundred thousand'. Geography The district is defined in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khun Han, Si Rattana, and Benchalak of Sisaket Province; Thung Si Udom and Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani province; Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia. The Khao Phra Wihan National Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or communes (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( th, พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. Nomenclature ''Muban'' may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such may be shortened to ''ban''. ''Mu ban'' may also function as two words, i.e., หมู่ 'group' (of) บ้าน 'homes'. * ''Mu'', in the sense of group (of homes in a tambon), are assigned numbers in the sequence in which each is entered in a register maintained in the district or branch-district office. * ''Ban'', in the sense of home or household for members of each group, are assigned a number ( th, บ้านเลขที่; ) in the sequence in which each is added to the household register also maintained in the district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. 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 (Thai: ''king'') 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. History The ''tambon'' as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thung Si Udom District
Thung Si Udom ( th, ทุ่งศรีอุดม) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southwestern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Det Udom, Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Kantharalak of Sisaket province. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') Thung Si Udom was created on 1 April 1992, when six ''tambons'' were split off from Det Udom district. The inclusion of ''tambon'' Thung Thoeng into the new district was undone on 1 June 1993. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 10 October 1997. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 52 villages (''muban''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det Udom District
Det Udom ( th, เดชอุดม) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, in northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, Phibun Mangsahan, Buntharik, Na Chaluai, Nam Yuen, Nam Khun, Thung Si Udom of Ubon Ratchathani Province, and Benchalak of Sisaket province Administration The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 229 villages (''mubans''). Mueang Det is a town (''thesaban mueang'') covering parts of the same-named ''tambon''. There are also three townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...s''): Na Suang and Bua Ngam each cover parts of the same-named ''tambon'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Khun District
Non Khun ( th, โนนคูณ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Benchalak, Nam Kliang, and Kanthararom of Sisaket Province, and Samrong of Ubon Ratchathani province. History Non Khun was created as a minor district (''king amphoe'') under Kanthararom district on 1 September 1977, with the ''tambons'', Non Kho, Pho, Bok, and Nong Kung. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 80 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...'') areas. There are five tambon administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Kliang District
Nam Kliang ( th, น้ำเกลี้ยง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Kanthararom, Non Khun, Benchalak, Si Rattana, Phayu, and Mueang Sisaket. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 7 January 1986, when the four ''tambons'', Nam Kliang, La-o, Tong Pit, and Khoen, were split off from Kanthararom district. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas. There are six tambon administrative organization ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Rattana District
Si Rattana ( th, ศรีรัตนะ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phayu, Nam Kliang, Benchalak, Kantharalak, Khun Han and Phrai Bueng. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') was created on 5 March 1981, when the four ''tambons'', Si Kaeo, Phing Phuai, Sa Yao, and Tum, were split off from Kantharalak district. It was upgraded to a full district on 26 May 1989. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (''mubans''). Si Rattana is a sub-district municipality (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...''), which covers parts of ''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counties. The chief district officer is ''Nai Amphoe'' (). ''Amphoe'' are divided into ''tambons'', ( th, ตำบล), or sub-districts. Altogether Thailand has 928 districts, including the 50 districts of Bangkok, which are called '' khet'' (เขต) since the Bangkok administrative reform of 1972. The number of districts in provinces varies, from only three in the smallest provinces, up to the 50 urban districts of Bangkok. Also the sizes and population of districts differ greatly. The smallest population is in Ko Kut ( Trat province) with just 2,042 citizens, while Mueang Samut Prakan ( Samut Prakan province) has 509,262 citizens. The ''khet'' of Bangkok have the smallest areas—Khet Samphanthawong is the smallest, with only 1.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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