Ban Phaeng (, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in Nakhon Phanom province,

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram, and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of

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. To the east across the

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river is the Laotian province Khammouan.

History

Originally the area belonged to the ''

Mueang Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principal ...

'' Chaiburi, now part of the

Tha Uthen district Tha Uthen ( th, ท่าอุเทน, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Phon Sawan, Si Songkhram, and Ban ...

. The minor district (''

king amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to counti ...

'') was established in 1948 by splitting it from Tha Uthen District. In 1956 it was elevated to full district status. In 1956 the sanitary district ('' sukhaphiban'') Ban Phaeng was established, which was upgraded to a sub-district municipality (''

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 ...

'') in 1999.

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''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 75 villages ('' mubans''). Ban Phaeng itself has sub-district municipality (''

'') status and covers part of the ''tambon'' Ban Phaeng. There are a further five ''tambon''

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' ...

s (TAO). Missing number are ''tambon'' which now form Na Thom District.

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) Ban Phaeng Populated places on the Mekong River {{NakhonPhanom-geo-stub