Warin Chamrap ( th, วารินชำราบ, ) is a district (''
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 countie ...
'') in the western part of
Ubon Ratchathani province,
northeastern Thailand
Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan/ th, อีสาน, ; lo, ອີສານ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ''īsānna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provin ...
(Isan).
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Mueang Ubon Ratchathani,
Sawang Wirawong,
Na Yia,
Det Udom,
Samrong of Ubon Ratchathani Province, and
Kanthararom of
Sisaket province.
The important water resource is the
Mun River
The Mun River ( th, แม่น้ำมูล, , ), sometimes spelled ''Moon River'', is a tributary of the Mekong River. It carries approximately of water per year.
Geography
The river begins in the Khao Yai National Park area of the Sankam ...
. Warin Chamrap is located just 2 kilometers (1 mi) from Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, with Mun River between them.
History
In 1913 the district was renamed from Thaksin Ubon (ทักษิณอุบล) to Warin Chamrap.
Since 1938, Warin Chamrap has been the eastern terminus of the
northeastern railway line from Bangkok's central
Hua Lamphong Railway Station via the
Nakhon Ratchasima Railway Station
Nakhon Ratchasima railway station is a 1st class station and the main railway station in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in Thailand. This station located in west side of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There are 18 daily trains, 1 E&O trains served ...
.
Education
Ubon Ratchathani University
Ubon Ratchathani University (UBU) ( Thai, มหาวิทยาลัยอุบลราชธานี) was established as a campus of Khon Kaen University, Thailand, in 1987. It gained independent university status in 1990.
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History
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is in Warin Chamrap District.
Administration
The district is divided into 16 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 ''khwaeng'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 185 villages (''
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 mu ...
s''). The town (''
thesaban mueang
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 ...
'')
Warin Chamrap covers the ''tambon'' Warin Chamrap. 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 and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
''): Saen Suk covers ''tambon'' Saen Suk, and Huai Kha Yung covers parts of ''tambon'' Huai Kha Yung. There are a further 15 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form the districts Samrong and Sawang Wirawong.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Warin Chamrap
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