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Pak Puan
Pak Puan ( th, ปากปวน, ) is a sub-district municipality ('' Thesaban Tambon'') in Wang Saphung District, Loei Province. It covers the complete same-named subdistrict. Etymology "Pak" refers to the source of water flowing in the rivers. "Puan" comes from the gap among grass or mud, floating above the water that fish or animals use for respiration. People in Pak Puan refer to this village as "Paew". The village is on the Puan stream which flows into the Loei River The Loei River ( th, แม่น้ำเลย, , ) is the one of tributaries of the Mekong River. It originates at the western shore of the Phu Luang plateau, at first flowing southwards. Changing to an eastward direction it becomes the bounda .... Geography Neighboring sub-districts are (from the north clockwise) Na Pong of Mueang Loei District, Wang Saphung, Pha Noi, and Khao Luang of Wang Saphung District. Pak Puan occupies a plain 44 km2 (22,635 acres) in area.Thai Tambon, Retrieved October 3, 2 ... [...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] |
Wang Saphung District
Wang Saphung ( th, วังสะพุง; ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Loei province, northeastern Thailand. The district has been the site of a long-standing dispute between the villagers of Ban Na Nong Bong and its environs and Tungkum Limited, a subsidiary of Tongkah Harbour PCL. Tungkum extracts gold from an open pit mine in district and has been charged with environmental destruction by many of those living nearby. History ''Khwaeng'' Wang Saphung was a satellite city of ''Mueang'' Lom Sak. It was assigned to be under Mueang Loei on 4 January 1907. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Loei district, Erawan, Pha Khao, Nong Hin, Phu Luang, and Phu Ruea of Loei Province. The important water resource is the Loei River. The Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is in the west of the district. Administration The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 141 villages (''muban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loei River
The Loei River ( th, แม่น้ำเลย, , ) is the one of tributaries of the Mekong River. It originates at the western shore of the Phu Luang plateau, at first flowing southwards. Changing to an eastward direction it becomes the boundary between Loei and Phetchabun Province, encircles the Phu Ho mountain and then flows northwards across the town Loei Loei (; ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in northeast Thailand. Loei covers the whole ''tambon'' of Mueang Loei district and is the capital of Loei province. In 2017, Loei had a population of 21,013. Loei lies 545 km north-northeast of B ... until it and mouths to the Mekong River in Na Sao Subdistrict, Chiang Khan District. Rivers of Thailand Tributaries of the Mekong River {{Thailand-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mueang Loei District
Mueang Loei ( th, เมืองเลย; ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Loei province, northeastern Thailand. Location Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea, and Tha Li of Loei Province. The important water resource is the Loei River. History The district was one of the five original districts of Loei Province established in 1897 during the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms. At first named ''Kut Pong'' after the central ''tambon'', it was later renamed Mueang Loei. Administration The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 130 villages (''mubans''). The town (''thesaban mueang'') Loei covers ''tambon'' Kut Pong. There are two more townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok a ... [...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] |
Chili Pepper
Chili peppers (also chile, chile pepper, chilli pepper, or chilli), from Nahuatl '' chīlli'' (), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency. Chili peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add "heat" to dishes. Capsaicin and related compounds known as capsaicinoids are the substances giving chili peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically. While ''chili peppers'' are (to varying degrees) pungent or "spicy", there are other varieties of capsicum such as bell peppers (UK: peppers) which generally provide additional sweetness and flavor to a meal rather than “heat.” Chili peppers are believed to have originated somewhere in Central or South America. and were first cultivated in Mexico. After the Columbian Exchange, many cultivars of chili pepper spread around the world, used for both food and traditional medicine. This led to a ... [...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] |
