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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] |
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] |
Isan
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in the northeastern region of Thailand. Isan is Thailand's largest region, located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong River (along the Laos–Thailand border) to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Sankamphaeng Range south of Nakhon Ratchasima. To the west it is separated from northern and central Thailand by the Phetchabun Mountains. Isan covers making it about half the size of Germany and roughly the size of England and Wales. The total forest area is or 15 percent of Isan's area. Since the beginning of the 20th century, northeastern Thailand has been generally known as ''Isan'', while in official contexts the term ''phak tawan-ok-chiang-nuea'' (; 'northeastern region') may be used. The majority p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Charoen District
Thai Charoen ( th, ไทยเจริญ, ) is a district of Yasothon province in northeastern Thailand. History Thai Charoen, formerly a sub-district (''tambon'') of Loeng Nok Tha, was established as a minor district ('' king amphoe'') on 1 April 1992, consisting of five sub-districts formerly of Loeng Nok Tha. On 11 October 1997, Thai Charoen was raised to district (''amphoe'') status, becoming Yasothon's ninth and Thailand's 784th district. The area has been home to the Roman Catholic St Michael's Church, Songyae, since 1908. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pa Tio, Kut Chum, and Loeng Nok Tha, of Yasothon Province; Senangkhanikhom and Mueang Amnat Charoen of Amnat Charoen province. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), and 48 villages (''muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Nong Sung District
Nong Sung ( th, หนองสูง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khamcha-i, Mueang Mukdahan, and Nikhom Kham Soi of Mukdahan Province; Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon province; Nong Phok of Roi Et province; and Kuchinarai of Kalasin province. History The minor district ('' king amphoe'') was established on 1 March 1985, when five ''tambons'' were split off from Khamcha-i district. It was upgraded on 3 November 1993. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 44 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 entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system. The mu ...'') areas, and five tambon administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phu Wiang District
Phu Wiang (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northwestern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Ubolratana, Nong Ruea, Chum Phae, Wiang Kao, Nong Na Kham of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang of Nong Bua Lamphu province. A prehistoric Iron Age archaeological site, None Nok Tha () is in the district, as is the Phu Wiang National Park. Administration The district is divided into 11 subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (''mubans''). Phu Wiang is a subdistrict municipality (''thesaban tambon'') and covers parts of ''tambon'' Phu Wiang. There are a further 11 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Thailand
Prehistoric Thailand may be traced back as far as 1,000,000 years ago from the fossils and stone tools found in northern and western Thailand. At an archaeological site in Lampang, northern Thailand ''Homo erectus'' fossils, Lampang Man, dating back 1,000,000 – 500,000 years, have been discovered. Stone tools have been widely found in Kanchanaburi, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Lopburi. Prehistoric cave paintings have also been found in these regions, dating back 10,000 years. 2,500,000 - 10,000 years ago: Palaeolithic Early Stone Age The Lower Palaeolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 2.5 million years ago, when the first craft and use of stone tools by hominids appears in the archaeological record, until around 120,000 years ago when important evolutionary and technological changes ushered in the Middle Palaeolithic. Early species The earliest hominids, known as Homo erectus and recognisable as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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