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King Amphoe Bueng Na Rang
Bueng Na Rang ( th, บึงนาราง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Phichit province, central Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Amphoe Pho Prathap Chang, Pho Prathap Chang, Amphoe Taphan Hin, Taphan Hin and Amphoe Pho Thale, Pho Thale of Phichit Province, Amphoe Banphot Phisai, Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan province and King Amphoe Bueng Samakkhi, Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet province. History The minor district was established on 15 July 1996 by splitting off five ''tambon'' from Amphoe Pho Thale, Pho Thale district. The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official . Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (''muban''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas, and five tambon administrative organization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Amphoe Taphan Hin
Taphan Hin (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Phichit province, central Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Thap Khlo, Bang Mun Nak, Pho Thale, Bueng Na Rang, Pho Prathap Chang, Mueang Pichit and Wang Sai Phun of Phichit Province. Taphan Hin is located on the eastern side of the Nan River, about 28 km (about 17 mi) south of Mueang Pichit. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Taphan Hin was created in 1937 as a subordinate of Mueang Phichit District by putting together the sub-districts Huai Ket from Mueang District, Thap Khlo and Khlong Khun from Bang Mun Nak District, and Wang Samrong from Pho Thale District. It was upgraded to a full district in 1940. The name "''Taphan Hin''" means "bridge stone". Because the northern area of market is about 1 km (0.621 mi) away from the center of district, there is a bedrock pushes out into the river like a bridge. Administration The district is divided into 13 sub-dis ... [...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] |
Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet ( th, กำแพงเพชร, ) is a province in upper central Thailand. It borders the provinces of Sukhothai to the north; Phitsanulok to the northeast; Phichit to the east; Nakhon sawan to the south; and Tak to the west and northwest, covering over and is the fourth-largest provinces in central Thailand. Kamphaeng Phet has the Ping River flow through is main river of the province, making river flats make up much of the east of the province, while the west is mountainous which is part of Dawna Range and it covered with plentifully forest. Kamphaeng Phet known its natural beauty and has a long history, its many important places such as Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Khlong Lan National Park, and Mae Wong National Park. Toponymy In Thai or Lao ''kamphaeng'' means 'wall' and ''phet'' (from Sanskrit ''vájra'') means 'diamond'. The name means 'wall as hard as diamond'. This wall served as a defensive line to protect the Ayutthaya Kingdom from what is now mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Amphoe Bueng Samakkhi
Bueng Samakkhi ( th, บึงสามัคคี, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand. History ''Tambon'' Rahan, Wang Cha-on, and Bueng Samakkhi were separated from Khanu Woralaksaburi district to form the minor district (''king amphoe'') Bueng Samakkhi on 30 April 1994. The government selected the name Bueng Samakkhi to commemorate the unity of the people in the district. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On August 24 the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Khanu Woralaksaburi, Khlong Khlung, Sai Thong Watthana of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sam Ngam, Pho Prathap Chang and Bueng Na Rang of Phichit province. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Banphot Phisai
Banphot Phisai (, ) is the northernmost district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Sawan province, central Thailand. History At first, the central tambon was Tambon Ta Sang. In 1910, the government moved the district office to the west bank of the Ping River in the Tambon Tha Ngiew area and upgraded the district at the same time. The name ''Banphot Phisai'' comes from the mountains in the district that look likes rows of prang. In September 2020, Khao No, a promontory in the district, was claimed by locals to be the habitat of a giant ape. A photo was produced as evidence. The story went viral in Thailand, attracting many to the area. Primatologists said the creature sighted on the hilltop was most likely just an ordinary monkey. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Bueng Na Rang and Pho Thale of Phichit province; Kao Liao, Mueang Nakhon Sawan, and Lat Yao of Nakhon Sawan Province; and Khanu Woralaksaburi and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphoe Pho Prathap Chang
Pho Prathap Chang ( th, โพธิ์ประทับช้าง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Phichit province, central Thailand. History The government split off some parts of Amphoe Mueang Phichit, Mueang Phichit and Amphoe Pho Thale, Pho Thale Districts and formed the new Pho Prathap Chang minor district (''king amphoe'') on 24 June 1967. It was upgraded to a full district on 3 September 1973. The district was named after the temple (''Wat'') Pho Prathap Chang, which was built by King Suea (''Tiger King'', Sanpet VIII, Suriyenthrathibodi) of Ayutthaya kingdom, Ayutthaya at his birthplace. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Amphoe Sam Ngam, Sam Ngam, Amphoe Mueang Phichit, Mueang Phichit, Amphoe Taphan Hin, Taphan Hin, King Amphoe Bueng Na Rang, Bueng Na Rang of Phichit Province and King Amphoe Bueng Samakkhi, Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet province. The important water resource is the Yom River. Administration The d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phichit Province
Phichit ( th, พิจิตร, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand and 330 km due north of Bangkok. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Nakhon Sawan, and Kamphaeng Phet. Geography The Nan and Yom Rivers flow through Phichit province, joining shortly before the Chao Phraya is formed. The province mainly consists of low fertile river plains, making rice and lotus the main crops. The total forest area is just or 0.4 percent of provincial area. History The town of Phichit was established in 1058 by Phraya Kotabongthevaraja (พระยาโคตระบอง), and was first part of the Sukhothai Kingdom, and later of Ayutthaya. An old temple in Pho Prathap Chang District is Wat Pho Prathap Chang (วัดโพธิ์ประทับช้าง). It was built by Phra Chao Suea, an Ayutthaya king, in 1701 at a site reputed to be his birthplace. The site is surroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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