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Chom Phra District
Chom Phra ( th, จอมพระ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Tha Tum, Sanom, Sikhoraphum, Khwao Sinarin and Mueang Surin of Surin Province; and Satuek of Buriram province. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') Chom Phra was established in 1959, when it was split off from Tha Tum district. On 27 July 1965 it was upgraded to a full district. Administration The district is divided into nine sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (''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 mu ...s''). Chom Phra is a township ('' thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Chom Phra. There are a furthe ... [...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] |
Sanom District
Sanom ( th, สนม, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. History The original name of the main town was Ban Nong Sanom (บ้านหนองสนม), which was a village under '' Mueang'' Surin. In 1893 it was reassigned to ''Mueang'' Rattanaburi, the present-day Rattanaburi district. The minor district ('' king amphoe'') Sanom was established on 1 July 1971, when the five ''tambons'' Sanom, Khaen, Na Nuan, Nong Rakhang, and Phon Ko were split off from Rattanaburi District. It was upgraded to a full district on 12 April 1977. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Rattanaburi, Non Narai, Samrong Thap, Sikhoraphum, Chom Phra and Tha Tum. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 78 villages (''muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually transl ... [...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] |
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] |
Satuek District
Satuek ( th, สตึก, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Krasang, Huai Rat, Ban Dan, Khu Mueang, Khaen Dong of Buriram Province, Chumphon Buri, Tha Tum, Chom Phra, and Mueang Surin district of Surin province. History Originally a ''tambon'' of Mueang Buriram district, the minor district ('' king amphoe'') Satuek was created in 1938. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 November 1947. Administration The district is divided into 12 sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 190 villages (''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 mu ...s''). Satuek is a township ('' thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mueang Surin District
Mueang Surin ( th, เมืองสุรินทร์, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province; Krasang and Satuek of Buriram province. Administration The district is divided into 21 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 292 villages ('' mubans''). The town (''thesaban mueang'') Surin covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang. Mueang Thi is a sub-district municipality (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Mueang Thi. There are a further 20 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 ''khwaeng' ...s (TAO). Missing num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwao Sinarin District
Khwao Sinarin ( th, เขวาสินรินทร์, , also locally ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') was established on 15 July 1996 with area split from Mueang Surin district. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chom Phra, Sikhoraphum and Mueang Surin. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 58 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 organizations (TAO). Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikhoraphum District
Sikhoraphum ( th, ศีขรภูมิ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sanom and Samrong Thap of Surin Province; Prang Ku of Sisaket province; Si Narong, Lamduan, Mueang Surin, Khwao Sinarin and Chom Phra of Surin. Sikhoraphum is approximately 30 minutes from Mueang Surin by train. History Sikhoraphum in the past about 1,000 years ago, like most parts of Surin, it was part of the Khmer Empire. Therefore, it is home to many ancient Khmer temples. The most prominent is Prasat Sikhoraphum. Round about 1950s, Sikhoraphum was home to Thai Chinese people. At that time there was still no water supply available, while electricity will be available from 06.00 p.m. until about midnight only. King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and his wife Queen Sirikit used to travel here by train to Ubon Ratchathani. Many people and students came to welcome. Administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tha Tum District
Tha Tum ( th, ท่าตูม, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Rattanaburi, Sanom and Chom Phra of Surin Province; Satuek of Buriram province; Chumphon Buri of Surin; Kaset Wisai and Suwannaphum of Roi Et province. Administration The district is divided into 10 sub-districts ('' tambons''), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (''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 mu ...s''). Tha Tum is a township ('' thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Tha Tum. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Tha Tum {{Surin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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