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Nong Ruea District
Nong Ruea ( th, หนองเรือ, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Nong Ruea was established in 1959 by splitting it from Mueang Khon Kaen district. On 31 January 1963 it was upgraded to a full district. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Chum Phae, Phu Wiang, Ubolratana, Ban Fang, and Mancha Khiri of Khon Kaen Province, and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum province. Administration The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 149 villages ('' mubans''). There are three 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''): Nong Ruea covers parts of ''tambons'' Nong Ruea and Nong Kae, ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Ban Fang District
Ban Fang ( th, บ้านฝาง, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Ban Fang was established on 1 May 1975 by splitting off four ''tambons'': Nong Bua, Pa Wai Nang, Ban Lao, and Non Khong from Mueang Khon Kaen district. On 25 March 1979 it was upgraded to a full district. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ubolratana, Mueang Khon Kaen, Phra Yuen, Mancha Khiri, and Nong Ruea. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 74 villages ('' mubans''). The 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 ...'') Ban Fang covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Fang. There are a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubolratana District
Ubolratana ( th, อุบลรัตน์, , ) is a district (''Districts of Thailand, amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. The district is named after Princess Ubol Ratana, the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Ubolratana was established on 20 August 1974 by splitting the three ''tambons'', Khok Sung, Na Kham, and Ban Dong from Nam Phong district. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Suan Kwang district, Khao Suan Kwang, Nam Phong district, Nam Phong, Mueang Khon Kaen district, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ban Fang district, Ban Fang, Nong Ruea district, Nong Ruea and Phu Wiang district, Phu Wiang of Khon Kaen Province, and Non Sang district, Non Sang of Nong Bua Lamphu province. Economy The Ubol Ratana Dam is in Khok Sung. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into ... [...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] |
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