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Non Sa-at
Non Sa-at ( th, โนนสะอาด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Saeng and Kumphawapi of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Nam Phong, and Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen province. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 21 January 1974, when the three ''tambons'', Non Sa-at, Pho Si Samran, and Bung Kaeo, were split off from Kumphawapi district. It was upgraded to a full district on 12 April 1977. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (''mubans''). Non Sa-at is a township (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Non Sa-at. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External linksamphoe.com Non Sa-at Non Sa-at ( th, โนนสะอาด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the sou ... [...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] |
Nong Saeng District, Udon Thani
Nong Saeng ( th, หนองแสง, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nong Wua So, Mueang Udon Thani, Kumphawapi, and Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, and Khao Suan Kwang of Khon Kaen province. History The area of the district was originally part of Kumphawapi district. It was made a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 1 January 1981, then consisting of two ''tambons'' and 27 villages. The district office was opened in village three of ''tambon'' Nong Saeng on 1 January 1983. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 38 villages ('' mubans''). Saeng Sawang is a township (''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 ... [...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] |
Khao Suan Kwang District
Khao Suan Kwang ( th, เขาสวนกวาง, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Khao Suan Kwang was established in 1978 by splitting it from Nam Phong district. It was upgraded to a full district on 16 March 1985. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Nam Phong and Ubolratana of Khon Kaen Province; Non Sang of Nong Bua Lamphu province; Nong Wua So, Nong Saeng, and Non Sa-at of Udon Thani province. Administration The district is divided into five subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 56 villages ('' mubans''). Khao Suan Kwang is a township (''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 ...'') which covers parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Phong District
Nam Phong ( th, น้ำพอง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province. Geography The Nam Phong district is surrounded by Non Sa-at (in the Udon Thani province), Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana, and Khao Suan Kwang. The district is located along Mittraphap Road (Thailand Route 2) and the Northeastern Railway. The district office and the train station are about 7 km east of the main settlement, Ban Nam Phong. Despite its name, Nam Phong National Park does not occupy any of Nam Phong District, but is located farther southeast. Both are named after the Nam Phong River, which originates in the national park (and after the Ubol Ratana Dam flows through the district towards the Chi River). Economy The district is mostly agricultural, its main activities being rice and sugar cane growing and animal husbandry. The two major factories are a sugar factory and a distillery for ''lao kao'' (white spirits). An oil survey in 1979 found a natural gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranuan District
Kranuan ( th, กระนวน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Kranuan was established on 1 January 1948 by splitting it from Nam Phong district. It was upgraded to a full district on 22 July 1958. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sam Sung and Nam Phong of Khon Kaen Province; Non Sa-at and Kumphawapi of Udon Thani province; Tha Khantho, Nong Kung Si, and Huai Mek of Kalasin province; and Chuen Chom of Maha Sarakham province. Administration The district is divided into nine subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (''mubans''). Nong Ko is a township (''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 ...'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumphawapi District
Kumphawapi ( th, กุมภวาปี, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Etymology ''Kumpha'' is from Sanskrit 'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. ''Wapi'' is from Sanskrit 'pond', synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Non Sa-at, Nong Saeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Prachaksinlapakhom, Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province; Tha Khantho of Kalasin province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen province. North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by Lam Pao. History ''Mueang'' Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into ''amphoes'' during the ''thesaphiban'' administrative ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the extremity of Myanmar. Thailand also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast, and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city. Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 11th century. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na and Ayutthaya, which also rivalled each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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