Watthana Nakhon (, ) 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 central part of
Sa Kaeo province, eastern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
History
Watthana Nakhon is an ancient city. Established before 1917 and originally named Watthana, it was a minor district (''
king amphoe'') in the
Aranyaprathet district
Aranyaprathet ( th, อรัญประเทศ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Sa Kaeo province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the east.
History
Aranyaprathet was originally a district in the Kabin Buri Province. On 1 April 1926 the prov ...
, until it was upgraded to a full district on 6 June 1956.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Ta Phraya,
Khok Sung,
Aranyaprathet
Aranyaprathet (Thai: อรัญประเทศ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Sa Kaeo province in eastern Thailand . It covers the entire ''tambon'' of Aranyaprathet, in Aranyaprathet district. As of 2005, the town has 16,937 inhabitant ...
,
Khlong Hat,
Wang Nam Yen,
Khao Chakan,
Mueang Sa Kaeo of Sa Kaeo Province,
Khon Buri,
Soeng Sang of
Nakhon Ratchasima province and
Non Din Daeng of
Buriram province. The
Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the northern section of this district.
Administration
The district is divided into 11 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 115 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''). Watthana Nakhon is 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 ...
'') and covers parts of ''tambon'' Watthana Nakhon. There are a further 11
tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
{{Amphoe Sa Kaeo
Watthana Nakhon