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Buntharik District
Buntharik ( th, บุณฑริก, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southeastern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. History King Nak of Champasak proposed that King Mongkut (Rama IV) establish ''Mueang'' Bua, which is now in the area of Ban Kong Krachu, Tambon Phon Sawan, Na Chaluai district. Later Phra Aphai (พระอภัย), the governor moved the town center to Ban Huai Po. In 1859 the next governor, Luang Buntharik Khettanurak (Sai) moved the town center to Ban Non Sung but keep the name Mueang Bua. The government made Buntharik a minor district (''king amphoe'') in 1923, and moved the town center to Ban Phon Ngam, on the east bank of the Dom Noi River. The district was subsequently named Phon Ngam. In 1939 it was renamed Buntharik. It was upgraded to a full district on 22 July 1958. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Chaluai, Det Udom, Phibun Mangsahan, Sirindhorn and the Laotian province of Champasak. ... [...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] |
Dom Noi River
Lam Dom Noi ( th, ลำโดมน้อย, ) is a tributary of the Mun River. It originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The watercourse passes Buntharik District and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam in Chong Mek Subdistrict, Sirindhorn District Sirindhorn ( th, สิรินธร; ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, established by the Royal Decree Establishing Amphoe Sirindhorn, BE 2534 (1991), coming into force on 4 January 1992. It was named in the .... It is long. The Sirindhorn reservoir is the biggest water resource of Ubon Ratchathani Province. Dom Noi Geography of Ubon Ratchathani province {{Thailand-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nong Sano, Buntharik
Nong Sano ( th, หนองสะโน) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the western region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 16,973 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Non Kho, Sok Saeng, Bua Ngam of Det Udom district, Na Pho, Ban Maet, Kho Laen, Phon Ngam and Bua Ngam of Buntharik. History The subdistrict of Nong Sano was founded in 1969 by splitting off 11 villages in the westernmost area of the Phon Ngam subdistrict. Geography The tambon covers 145 km2 and is located in the western region of the Buntharik district. The western part features undulating terrain, while the remainder is primarily low river plains of the Lam Dom Noi Lam Dom Noi ( th, ลำโดมน้อย, ) is a tributary of the Mun River. It originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The watercourse passes Buntharik District and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam in Chong Mek Subdistric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Pho, Buntharik
Na Pho ( th, นาโพธิ์) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the northwestern region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 8,817 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Nong Sano, Bua Ngam, Kham Khrang, Kut Prathai, Ang Sila, Non Kalong, and Ban Maet. History The area was originally covered by deciduous dipterocarp forest and controlled by Kho Laen. Around the early 1800s, seven families from "Ban Khua Mi" (บ้านขัวหมี), which is now Nong Bua village (บ้านหนังบัว) in the Kho Laen subdistrict, relocated to the area and decided to construct a new hamlet called "Ban Huay Rai" (บ้านห้วยไร่), followed by another group of evacuees from the Phibun Mangsahan district. However, due to the outbreak, a new hamlet was temporarily abandoned, and the original residents eventually returned after being compelled to resettle in a near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kho Laen
Kho Laen ( th, คอแลน) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the northeastern region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 13,260 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Phon Ngam, Nong Sano, Ban Maet, and Non Ko, as well as the Champassack district of Laos in the east. History The area was first settled in 1792 by a group of villagers evacuated from Pi Ler village (บ้านปิเหร่อ) in Sisaket province; the first settlement was called "Khua Mi" (ขัวหมี), located on the west bank of the Lam Dom Noi River, which is Nong Bua village in the present day. Due to the outbreak, the original settlers resettled 4 kilometers eastwards to a new location, Kho Laen village, on the east side of the river. A new village was named after a tropical fruit tree known as "Korlan" (''Nephelium hypoleucum''), which was found numerously in the area. Kho Laen was one of the three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huai Kha
Huai Kha ( th, ห้วยข่า) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the northwestern region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 17,799 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the west) Na Chaluai, Sok Saeng, Non Kho, and Phon Ngam, as well as Soukhoumma and Mounlapamok districts of Laos in the east and south. History Around the early 1800s, several ethnic groups, including Thai, Laotian, and Khmer, as well as an indigenous minority, the Kuy, evacuated from Ban Sang Ngon (บ้านสร้างโหง่น), Ban Pho Dao (บ้านโพเด้า), and Ban Kon Sao Nong Kung (บ้านก้อนเส้าหนองกุง) of Khukhan, currently in Sisaket province, to settle in the area, which was formerly covered with deciduous dipterocarp forest. The first settlement was named "Huai Kha," after ''Alpinia galanga'', which was found numerously in the region, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phon Ngam, Buntharik
Phon Ngam ( th, โพนงาม) is a capital tambon (subdistrict) of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 12,757 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Huai Kha, Bua Ngam, Nong Sano, and Kho Laen, as well as Champassack and Soukhoumma districts of Laos in the east. History The area was first settled in the early 1800s, but "Phon Ngam" village gained recognition in 1912 when the central government demoted Buntharik district to a minor district (king amphoe) and relocated the town center from Non Sung village on the west bank of the Lam Dom Noi River to Phon Ngam village on the east. The district was also renamed "Phon Ngam" in 1917. It was then transferred from to Ubon Ratchathani province in 1928, renamed back to the original "Buntharik" in 1939, and later regained its district status in 1958. Sukhaphiban Buntharik, a local government covering the town center in the Phon Ngam subdistrict, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. Retri ... [...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] |
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