Det Udom ( th, เดชอุดม) 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 southern part of
Ubon Ratchathani province, in northeastern
Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise)
Samrong,
Warin Chamrap
Warin () is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 19 km southeast of Wismar.
Warin is a small town with a population of under 4,000 persons. Warin is situated 104 km from ...
,
Na Yia
Na Yia ( th, นาเยีย, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.
History
Na Yia was separated from Det Udom district to create a minor district ('' king amphoe'') on 31 May ...
,
Phibun Mangsahan,
Buntharik,
Na Chaluai,
Nam Yuen,
Nam Khun,
Thung Si Udom of Ubon Ratchathani Province, and
Benchalak of
Sisaket province
Administration
The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 229 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'').
Mueang Det is a 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 ...
'') covering parts of the same-named ''tambon''. There are also three townships (''
thesaban tambons''): Na Suang and Bua Ngam each cover parts of the same-named ''tambon'', and Kut Prathai covers ''tambon'' Kut Prathai. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are ''tambons'' which now form Districts Na Yia and Thung Si Udom.
Det Udom
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