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Mancha Khiri District
Mancha Khiri ( th, มัญจาคีรี, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province; Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum province. History The district was renamed from Kut Khao to Mancha Khiri in 1939. Administration The district is divided into eight subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (''mubans''). Mancha Khiri is a township (''thesaban tambon'') and covers parts of ''tambon'' Kut Khao. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Missing numbers belong to subdistricts which now form Khok Pho Chai District. References External linksamphoe.com Mancha Khiri Mancha Khiri ( th, มัญจาคีรี, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the southern part of Khon Kaen province, ... [...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] |
Phra Yuen District
Phra Yuen ( th, พระยืน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Phra Yuen was established on 18 October 1976 by splitting off the three ''tambons'': Phra Yuen, Phra Bu, and Ban Ton from Mueang Khon Kaen district. On 1 January 1988 it was upgraded to a full district. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ban Fang, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ban Haet and Mancha Khiri. Administration The district is divided into five subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''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 mu ...s''): Ban Ton covers ''tambon'' Ban Ton, and Phra Yuen covers parts of ''tambo ... [...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] |
Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in central northeastern Thailand , also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi, and Phetchabun. Toponymy The word ''chaiya'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''jaya'' meaning 'victory', and the word ''phum'' from Sanskrit ''bhumi'' meaning 'earth' or 'land'. Hence the name of the province literally means 'land of victory'. The Malay/Indonesian/Sanskrit word ''jayabumi'' is equivalent. Geography The province is bisected by the Phetchabun mountain range, with the highest elevation in the province at 1,222 m. The east of the province is part of the Khorat Plateau. The total forest area is or 31.4 percent of provincial area. Tat Ton National Park is in the northwest, featuring some scenic waterfalls and dry dipterocarp forests. The biggest attraction of the Sai Thong National Park in the west is the Sai Thong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonnabot District
Chonnabot ( th, ชนบท, ; tts, ซนบท, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Chonbot (ชลบถ) was established at the beginning of the Rattanakosin era of around 1783. Its center was at ''Ban Nong Kong Kaeo''. In 1914, it was converted to a district. In 1943 it was downgraded to be part of Ban Phai district. In 1966, the district was re-established, consisting of ''tambons'' Chonnabot, Kut Phia Khom, Ban Thaen, and Wang Saeng. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri, Ban Phai, Non Sila, Phon, Waeng Yai and Khok Pho Chai. Economy , Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Chonnabot, Ban Phai, and Non Sila. The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ban Phai District
Ban Phai ( th, บ้านไผ่, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri, and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province; Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham province. History Originally named Ban Keng (บ้านเกิ้ง), the area was at first a subdistrict (''tambon'') of Chonnabot district. In 1928 the minor district (''king amphoe'') Ban Phai was established consisting of three subdistricts split off from Chonnabot. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 February 1940. In 1946 Chonnabot was downgraded to be a part of Ban Phai District, until it was reestablished in 1966. Economy , Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy 4,000 rai (640 hectares) of three of the province's neighbouring districts: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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