Chawang ( th, ฉวาง, ) 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 ...
'') of
Nakhon Si Thammarat province,
southern Thailand
Southern Thailand, Southern Siam or Tambralinga is a southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand region by the Kra Isthmus.
Geography
Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bounded ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise):
Phipun,
Lan Saka,
Chang Klang,
Na Bon,
Thung Yai, and
Tham Phannara of Nakhon Si Thammarat;
Wiang Sa of
Surat Thani province.
The east of the district is part of the
Khao Luang National Park
Khao Luang (เขาหลวง) is the tallest mountain in southern Thailand. It is in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
Geography
The Khao Luang mountain is the highest summit of a massif of several hills with steep slopes. It is part of the Nak ...
.
Climate
Administration
The district is divided into 10 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 84 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''). There are three subdistrict municipalities (''
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 ...
s''): Chan Di covers ''tambon'' Chan Di, and Chawang and Mai Riang each cover parts of the same-named ''tambons''. There are a further 10
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 numbers are now part of Tham Phannara and Chang Klang Districts.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province
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