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Sop Prap District
Sop Prap ( th, สบปราบ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Lampang province, northern Thailand. History The district was downgraded to a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 28 December 1917 and made a subordinate of Ko Kha district. It then consisted of the three ''tambons'': Sop Prap, Samai, and Mae Kua. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1953. Mr. Phayon Chanthanakhom was the first head officer of the district. Etymology The name ''Sop Prap'' comes from the Prap River, which joins the Wang River in the district. It is also a name to commemorate the courage of the people in the area, who defeated Burmese invaders. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Thoen, Soem Ngam, Ko Kha, Mae Tha of Lampang Province and Wang Chin of Phrae province. The important water resources are the Wang and Prap Rivers. Administration The district is divided into four subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided in ... [...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] |
Ko Kha District
Ko Kha ( th, เกาะคา, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Lampang province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae Tha of Lampang Province. The Khun Tan Range rises in the west and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the east of the district. History In 1917 the district was renamed from Sop Yao (สบยาว) to Ko Kha. Administration The district is divided into nine subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (''mubans''). Ko Kha is 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 ''tambons'' Ko Kha, Sala, and Tha Pha. There are a further nine tambon administrative organi ... [...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] |
Wang Chin District
Wang Chin ( th, อำเภอวังชิ้น, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Phrae province, northern Thailand. History Originally the area of the district was part of Mueang Lampang district. In 1930 it was reassigned to Long district, Phrae Province. On 1 March 1939 the minor district (''king amphoe'') Wang Chin was established as a subordinate of Long District, which was upgraded to a full district in 1958. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Long and Den Chai of Phrae Province; Si Satchanalai of Sukhothai province; Thoen, Sop Prap, and Mae Tha of Lampang province. The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district. Wiang Kosai National Park is in it. There are columnar basalt formations in Mon Hin Kong ( th, ม่อนหินกอง) in an area in the mountains near Na Phun, in this district. Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mae Tha District, Lampang Province
Mae Tha (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Lampang province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Ko Kha, Mueang Lampang, Mae Mo of Lampang Province, Long and Wang Chin of Phrae province. The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the district. Administration Central administration Mae Tha is subdivided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 95 administrative villages (''mubans''). The missing number 9 belongs to ''tambon'' Sop Pat, which is now part of the District Mae Mo. Local administration There are five sub-district municipalities (''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'') in the district: * Pa Tan Na Khrua (Thai: ) consisting of sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoen District
Thoen ( th, เถิน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Lampang province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Soem Ngam, Sop Prap of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae province, Si Satchanalai, Thung Saliam, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai province, Ban Tak, Sam Ngao of Tak province, Mae Phrik of Lampang Province again, Li and Thung Hua Chang of Lamphun province. Mae Wa National Park is in the western part of the district at the southern end of the Khun Tan Range. The Phi Pan Nam Mountains dominate the landscape of the eastern side of the district. History In 1938 the district was renamed from Mueang Thoen (เมืองเถิน) to Thoen, as only the capital districts were supposed to have the term ''Mueang'' in their name. Administration The district is divided into eight subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (''mubans''). Wiang Mok and Lom Rat are the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang River
The Wang River ( th, แม่น้ำวัง, , ) is a river in northern Thailand. Geography The Wang River is long. Its waters flow from north to south. The Wang River has its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range in Wiang Pa Pao District, Chiang Rai Province. One of the principal settlements along the river is Lampang, which is on the north bank of a curve in the river. From Lampang, the river flows southwards passing by Thoen into Tak Province. It joins the Ping River near Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, north of the town of Tak. The Ping River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River. Tributaries Tributaries of the Wang include the Mo, Tui, Chang, and Soi Rivers Wang basin The Wang basin is part of the Greater Ping Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed. The total land area drained by the Wang River and its tributaries is . Kiu Lom Dam (เขื่อนกิ่วลม) is on the Wang River about from Lampang town. References Wang Wang may refer to: Names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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