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Chanuman District
Chanuman ( th, ชานุมาน, ) is the northeasternmost district (''amphoe'') of Amnat Charoen province, northeastern Thailand (Isan). History ''Mueang'' Chanuman Monthon was established in 1879. As it was a subordinate ''mueang'' of Ubon Ratchathani, it became a district of Ubon Ratchathani Province during the ''Thesaphiban'' administrative reform. Later the city fell into an economic crisis and people migrated to other regions. In 1912 Prince Sapphasitthiprasong downgraded it to a minor district ('' king amphoe'') and made it a subordinate of Khemarat District. It was upgraded to a district again in 1958. In 1993 it was one of the districts that formed the new province, Amnat Charoen. Etymology The district's name came from folklore from both sides of the Mekong: ''Yak Sa Lue Khue'' or ''Yak Ku'', a villain ogre who ran out of energy and knelt on the ground, causing holes of various sizes and shapes on the district's land. The term ''Chanuman'', refers to 'ogre's kne ... [...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] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...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] |
Border Town
A border town is a town or city close to the boundary between two countries, states, or regions. Usually the term implies that the nearness to the border is one of the things the place is most famous for. With close proximities to a different country, diverse cultural traditions can have certain influence to the place. Border towns can have highly cosmopolitan communities, a feature they share with port cities, as traveling and trading often go through the town. They can also be flashpoints for international conflicts, especially when the two countries have territorial disputes. List of border towns and cities Transcontinental Asia/Africa * El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, Egypt Asia/Europe * Istanbul, Turkey * Atyrau, Kazakhstan * Oral, Kazakhstan * Magnitogorsk, Russia In Africa * Aflao, Ghana * Badme, Eritrea * Bangui, Central African Republic * Beni Ensar, Morocco * Ceuta, Spain * Cocobeach, Gabon * Fnideq, Morocco * Kinshasa/Brazzaville (Democratic Republic of the Congo/Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia. Names The Mekong was originally called ''Mae Nam Khong'' from a contracted form of Tai shortened to ''Mae Khong''. In Thai and Lao, ''Mae Nam'' ("Mother of Water ) is used for large rivers and ''Khong'' is the proper name referred to as "River Khong". However, ''Khong'' is an archaic word meaning "river", loaned from Austroasiatic languages, such as Vietnamese ''sông'' (from *''krong'') and Mon ''kruŋ'' "river", which led to Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Tan District
Don Tan (, ) is the southeasternmost district (''amphoe'') of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand. History Originally Don Tan was a ''tambon'' of Mukdahan district, Nakhon Phanom province. Don Tan was upgraded to a minor district ('' king amphoe'') in 1963, which was further upgraded to a full district in 1974. When the government established Mukdahan Province in 1982, Don Tan district was assigned to be a district of the new province. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Chanuman of Amnat Charoen province; Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon province; Nikhom Kham Soi and Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet. The important water resource is the Mekong River. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (''mubans''). Don Tan is a sub-district municipality (''thesaban tambon'') which covers p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasothon Province
Yasothon province ( th, ยโสธร, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in central northeastern Thailand also called Isan. The province was established by the revolutionary council of Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, after its Announcement No. 70 which came into force on 3 March 1972. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mukdahan, Amnat Charoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Sisaket, and Roi Et. Geography The northern half of the province consists of plains with low hills; the southern part consists of the river lowlands of the River Chi, with ponds and swamps. Yasothon's total forested area is or 8.7% of the province. Geology Yasothon soils (rhodic ferralsols) formed in the Triassic before the uplift of the Khorat Plateau, are relict soils made fertile by field termites through bioturbation. National park There is one national park, along with five other national parks, make up region 9 (Ubon Ratchathani) of Thailand's protected areas. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loeng Nok Tha District
Loeng Nok Tha ( th, เลิงนกทา, ) is a district of Yasothon province in northeastern Thailand. Loeng Nok Tha town, the administrative center of the district, lies 69 km from Mueang Yasothon, and approximately 600 km from Bangkok. History Loeng Nok Tha was established as a minor district (''king amphoe''), under jurisdiction of Mueang Amnat Charoen district in Ubon Ratchathani province on 1 September 1937. It then consisted of the three ''tambons'' Kut Chiang Mi, Bung Kha, and Som Pho. On 1 November 1947, Loeng Nok Tha was elevated to district (''amphoe'') status in Ubon Ratchathani Province. When Yasothon was established as a province in 1972, Loeng Nok Tha was one of six districts reassigned to the new province. Etymology The name ''Loeng Nok Tha'' consists of two parts: :''Loeng'', Isan for a 'low-lying swampy basin'. :''Nok'' (fowl) ''Tha'' (painted), Isan for a species of bird similar to the guineafowl. The area of Loeng Nok Tha is so called beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senangkhanikhom District
Senangkhanikhom ( th, เสนางคนิคม, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Amnat Charoen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise): Chanuman, Mueang Amnat Charoen of Amnat Charoen Province and Thai Charoen and Thai Charoen of Yasothon province. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') was created on 15 December 1975, when the five ''tambons'', Senangkhanikhom, Rai Si Suk, Phon Thong, Nong Hai, and Na Wiang were split off from Mueang Amnat Charoen district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983. In 1993 it was one of the districts split off from Ubon Ratchathani to form the new province, Amnat Charoen. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (''mubans''). Senangkhanikhom is a township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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