Soem Ngam District
Soem Ngam ( th, เสริมงาม, ; nod, 60px) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Lampang province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Hang Chat, Ko Kha, Sop Prap, Thoen of Lampang Province, Thung Hua Chang and Mae Tha of Lamphun province. The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the district. History Soem Ngam was established as a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 16 August 1971 by splitting off ''tambons'' Thung Ngam, Soem Khwa, and Soem Sai from Ko Ka District. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975. Administration The district is divided into four subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 42 villages (''mubans''). Soem Ngam is a subdistrict municipality (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of tambons Thung Ngam, Soem Sai, and Soem Klang. There are a further four tambon administrative organization ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบ� ...
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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 ...
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