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Nong Suea District
Nong Suea (, ) is a district (''Districts of Thailand, amphoe'') in the eastern part of Pathum Thani province, central Thailand. Toponymy In the district area there is a pond, which in the past was visited by tigers from the mountains of neighboring Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok to drink water. So the people in the district named the pond ''Nong Suea'' ("tiger pond"). Later, when the tigers were gone, Nong Suea therefore has a new type of ''Suea'' to replace that is the bad guys. Nong Suea in the past was like a hiding place for criminals. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Wang Noi district, Wang Noi of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province; Nong Khae district, Nong Khae and Wihan Daeng district, Wihan Daeng of Saraburi province; Ban Na district, Ban Na and Ongkharak district, Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok province; and Thanyaburi district, Thanyaburi and Khlong Luang district, Khlong Luang of Pathum Thani Province. Administration The district is divided int ... [...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] |
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] |
Ban Na District
Ban Na ( th, บ้านนา, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand. History In the Ayutthaya era, the people of Tambon Pa Kha were elephant catchers (กองโพนช้าง), catching wild elephants to use as war elephants. Ban Na district was established in 1903, then named Tha Chang District. As the original district office in Tambon Bang O was inconvenient for transportation and prone for flooding, the government moved the office to Suwannason Road in 1965. When Nakhon Nayok Province was downgraded, the government transferred Ban Na District to Saraburi province. It became a district of Nakhon Nayok again on 9 May 1946 when the province was re-established. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Nayok and Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province; Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province; and Wihan Daeng and Kaeng Khoi of Saraburi province. The important water resource is Khlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wihan Daeng District
Wihan Daeng ( th, วิหารแดง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in southern part of Saraburi province, central Thailand. History Tambon Nong Mu of Nong Khae district was separated to create the minor district (''king amphoe'') Nong Mu in 1937. The district office was moved to Ban Lam in 1957. The minor district was upgraded tom a full district and renamed to Wihan Daeng on 12 April 1961. Etymology The word ''Wihan Daeng'' comes from the Buddhist Red Wihara of Lawa people in Ban Lam area, which was built by red bricks. The Red Wihara does not exist anymore. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nong Khae, Mueang Saraburi, Kaeng Khoi of Saraburi Province, Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok province, and Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province. Administration The district is divided into six sub-districts (''tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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