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Non Thai District
Non Thai ( th, โนนไทย, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History Originally, the area was ''Khwaeng San Thia'' (แขวงสันเทียะ). ''San Thia'' is Khmer, meaning 'a place to gather salt'. The name refers to the tradition of salt production in the area. In 1900, ''Khwaeng San Thia'' was changed to a district and renamed ''Non Lao''. The following year it was named ''San Thia''. In 1919, the district name was changed to ''Non Lao'' again. Finally in the phase of Thai nationalism under Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the district name was changed to ''Non Thai'' in 1939 to remove the reference to the Lao population in the name. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phra Thong Kham, Kham Sakaesaeng, Non Sung, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Kham Thale So, and Dan Khun Thot. Administration Central administration Non Thai is divided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons' ... [...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] |
Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram ( th, แปลก พิบูลสงคราม ; alternatively transcribed as ''Pibulsongkram'' or ''Pibulsonggram''; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. ( th, จอมพล ป.;), contemporarily known as Phibun (''Pibul'') in the Western world, West, was a Thai military officer and politician who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Thailand, Prime Minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957. Phibunsongkhram was a member of the Royal Siamese Army wing of Khana Ratsadon, the first political party in Thailand, and a leader of the Siamese revolution of 1932, transforming Thailand from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. Phibun became the third Prime Minister of Thailand in 1938 as List of Commanders of the Royal Thai Army, Commander of the Royal Siamese Army, established a ''de facto'' military dictatorship inspired by the Italian Fascism, Italian fascist Benito Mussolini, promoted ... [...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] |
Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...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] |
Kham Thale So District
Kham Thale So (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The government separated some parts of Non Thai and Sung Noen districts and created the minor district (''king amphoe'') Kham Thale So in 1958, which was upgraded to a full district in 1965. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Non Thai, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Sung Noen, and Dan Khun Thot. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''). Kham Thale So is also 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 the ''tambon'' Kham Thale So. Economy The district is the site of salt mines operated by the Saltworks Company, a major producer of salt for the che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima ( th, เมืองนครราชสีมา, ) is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Overview Nakhon Ratchasima was built in the reign of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya kingdom. The king merged two cities, ''Mueang'' Sema and ''Mueang'' Khorakha Pura (Khorat), and moved to the present area. He named the new city "Nakhon Ratchasima". "Khorat", as it is commonly known, is on the Khorat plateau, the lower part of northeastern plateau of Thailand. The city itself serves as the gateway to the northeastern region. From Bangkok, it is 259 km by road. It has an area of 755.60 km² or about 468,704 rai (185,311 acres) with a population of 433,838 inhabitants (2008). Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Non Thai, Non Sung, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chok Chai, Pak Thong Chai, Sung Noen, and Kham Thale So. The main river through the district is the Lam Takhong. Administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Sung District
Non Sung ( th, โนนสูง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Etymology The old name of the district was ''Klang''. The word ''klang'' in Thai means 'middle', which refers to the location of the district between the Nok District (now Bua Yai district) and Nai District (Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district). When Thai people had to choose a family name at the beginning of the 20th century, many of the locals created names with the word ''klang''. History The district's name was changed from Non Wat to Non Sung in 1939. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khong, Phimai, Chakkarat, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Non Thai, and Kham Sakaesaeng. Ban Non Wat, a village in the district, is an important Bronze Age archaeological site. Administration The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (''tambons''). There are seven townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kham Sakaesaeng District
Kham Sakaesaeng ( th, ขามสะแกแสง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The government separated the two ''tambons'' Kham Sakaesaeng and Mueang Nat from Non Sung district and created the minor district (''king amphoe'') Kham Sakaesaeng on 25 November 1968. It was upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Khong, Non Sung, Non Thai, and Phra Thong Kham. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''). There 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'') within the district: Kham Sakae Saeng covers part of ''tambon'' Kham Sakae Saeng and Nong Hua Fan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phra Thong Kham District
Phra Thong Kham ( th, พระทองคำ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History Tambon Sa Phra, Thap Rang, Phang Thiam, Nong Hoi and Map Krat were separated from Non Thai district to create the Phra Thong Kham minor district on 15 July 1996. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official. Etymology ''Phra Thong Kham'' in Thai language means 'Golden Lord Buddha image'. The name ''Phra Thong Kham'' has two origins: the center of the minor district was in Ban Pa Kham, Tambon Sa Phra. The people selected the last words from the location name and add Thong as a middle word for good meaning; ''Phraya Palat Thong Kham'' was the husband of Thao Suranaree, the heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chatturat and Noen Sa-nga of Chaiyaphum province; Khong, Kham Sakaesaeng, Non Thai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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