Buntharik ( th, บุณฑริก, ) 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 southeastern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern

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History

King Nak of Champasak proposed that King

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

(Rama IV) establish ''

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 principali ...

'' Bua, which is now in the area of Ban Kong Krachu, Tambon Phon Sawan,

Na Chaluai district Na Chaluai ( th, นาจะหลวย, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. History The Ministry of Interior created the "minor district" (''king amphoe'') Na Chaluai on 1 Feb ...

. Later Phra Aphai (พระอภัย), the governor moved the town center to Ban Huai Po. In 1859 the next governor, Luang Buntharik Khettanurak (Sai) moved the town center to Ban Non Sung but keep the name Mueang Bua. The government made Buntharik a 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 countie ...

'') in 1923, and moved the town center to Ban Phon Ngam, on the east bank of the

Dom Noi River Lam Dom Noi ( th, ลำโดมน้อย, ) is a tributary of the Mun River. It originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The watercourse passes Buntharik District and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam in Chong Mek Subdistric ...

. The district was subsequently named Phon Ngam. In 1939 it was renamed Buntharik. It was upgraded to a full district on 22 July 1958.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Chaluai, Det Udom, Phibun Mangsahan,

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and the Laotian province of Champasak. The important water resource is the

Administration

The district is divided into eight 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 108 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''). Bua Ngam is a township (''

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 ...

'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Bua Ngam. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Economy

Ban Sompornrat village in the district has become known for its hand-woven and dyed silk fabrics. Queen

Sirikit Queen Sirikit ( th, สิริกิติ์; ; ); born ''Mom Rajawongse'' Sirikit Kitiyakara ( th, สิริกิติ์ กิติยากร; ; 12 August 1932) is the queen mother of Thailand. She was List of Thai royal consorts, ...

, on a visit to the village on 16 November 1994, was taken by the excellence of local silks. She included the weavers in her ''Silapacheep'' ('artistic profession') project and promoted their crafts. In 2018, the village's Silapacheep Centre's membership has over 500 craftspeople from across Ubon. They produce ''muk jok dao'' ('whale silk fabric')

sarong A sarong or sarung () is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, Northern Africa, East Africa, West Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid o ...

s, costing up to 5,000

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per metre. Members of the group earn more than 20,000 baht per month, far more than the 5,000 baht previously. The project also exports

silk cocoon A pupa ( la, pupa, "doll"; plural: ''pupae'') is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through four distinct stages in their ...

s to Japan.

References

External links

amphoe.com
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