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Mueang Ang Thong
Mueang Ang Thong ( th, เมืองอ่างทอง, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Ang Thong province, central Thailand. History In the past, the district was called Mueang District. It was established in concert with the construction of the Ang Thong provincial hall, opposite ''Wat'' Chai Songkhram, Tambon Ban Hae, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. In 1813 King Rama II ordered ''Chao Phraya'' Aphai Phuthon (เจ้าพระยาอภัยภูธร) to build a dam on the Chao Phraya River to manage water levels in Khlong Bang Kaeo for transportation all year. But the project did not succeed. So the provincial hall was moved opposite the mouth of Khlong Bang Kaeo on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River. The Mueang District office was moved at the same time. In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Bang Kaeo after the name of the central tambon. The district office was moved out of Ang Thong's provincial hall in 1926 to a new ... [...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] |
Pa Mok District
Pa Mok (, ) is the southernmost district (''amphoe'') of Ang Thong province, central Thailand. History This area was called ''Ban Pa Mok Noi''. In 1585 King Naresuan the Great set his military camp in the area.Rajanubhab, D., 2001, ''Our Wars With the Burmese'', Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., Before moving his troops to fight with Burmese troops of Phra Maha Uparacha at Don Chedi, he saluted the big Reclining Buddha in Pa Mok. And he won the war. During the reign of King Thai Sa, he was the leader of workers who moved the reclining Buddha to save it from flooding. Pa Mok district was separated from Mueang Ang Thong district and upgraded to a full district in 1902. The first district office was finished in 1904. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Wiset Chai Chan and Mueang Ang Thong of Ang Thong Province, and Maha Rat, Bang Pahan, Bang Ban and Phak Hai of Ayutthaya province. Administration The district is divided into eight sub-districts ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' 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 subd ... [...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] |
Thesaban Mueang
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] |
Ang Thong
Ang Thong ( th, อ่างทอง, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of Ang Thong Province. The town covers the entirety of ''tambon'' Talat Luang and Bang Kaeo as well as parts of the tambon Sala Daeng, Ban Hae, Ban It, Pho Sa, and Yansue, all of Mueang Ang Thong District. it had a population of 13,738. The town is on the Chao Phraya River. History Ang Thong was originally known as Muang Wiset Chai Chan. The original location of Muang Wiset Chai Chan was on the Noi River The Noi River ( th, แม่น้ำน้อย, , ) is a river in Thailand. [...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] |
Maha Rat District
Maha Rat (, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northern part of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. History Originally the district was named ''Khwaeng'' Nakhon Yai. It was converted to an amphoe in 1914 and changed its name to Maha Rat in 1917. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phraek of Ayutthaya Province, Don Phut of Saraburi province, Bang Pahan of Ayutthaya Province, and Pa Mok, Mueang Ang Thong, and Chaiyo of Ang Thong province. Administration The district is divided into 12 sub-districts ''tambon'', which are further subdivided into 58 villages '' muban''. There are two sub-district municipalities (''thesaban tambon''). Maha Rat covers the whole ''tambon'' Hua Phai and Maha Rat. Rong Chang covers the whole ''tambon'' Nam Tao, Rong Chang, Chao Pluk, and Phit Phian. There are a further five tambon administrative organization ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pho Thong District
Pho Thong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Ang Thong province, central Thailand. History The district was established in 1890, at that time named ''Huai Ling Tok''. Later the district name was changed to ''Pho Thong''. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Sawaeng Ha district, Sawaeng Ha of Ang Thong Province; Tha Chang District, Sing Buri, Tha Chang and Phrom Buri district, Phrom Buri of Sing Buri province; Chaiyo district, Chaiyo, Mueang Ang Thong, Wiset Chai Chan district, Wiset Chai Chan and Samko of Ang Thong Province; and Si Prachan district, Si Prachan of Suphanburi province. Administration The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (''tambons''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambons''). Pho Thong covers parts of ''tambons'' Ang Kaeo, Inthapramun, and Bang Phlap, and Ram Masak covers parts of ''tambon'' Ram Masak. Districts of Ang Thong province, Pho Thong {{AngThong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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