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Tha Rae
Tha Rae (or spelled: ''Tharae'' and ''Thare''; th, ท่าแร่, ), also known as Ban Tha Rae (, ), is a ''tambon'' (sub-district) and community of Mueang Sakon Nakhon District, Sakon Nakhon Province, northeastern Thailand (Isan). History Tha Rae was founded in 1884 by a French missionary named Xavier Guego, who evacuated his family from downtown Sakon Nakhon across Nong Han Lake to set up a new residence on the lake's northern shore. They founded a Roman Catholic church called St. Michael's Cathedral. The first settlers in Tha Rae were made up of about 10 households of Vietnamese Christian immigrants and 10 households of Isan people, native Isan, totaling more than 20 households. Currently, the village has around 2,200 households. That is why Tha Rae is the largest Catholic community in Thailand. It is governed by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng. Moreover, especially in the past, Tha Rae was notorious for being a trading centre for dog meat exported to neig ... [...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] |