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 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 ...

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, 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 (''

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 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 Mueang Det ( th, เมืองเดช) is a capital tambon (subdistrict) of Det Udom District, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 33,447 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Tha ...

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 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''): 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 {{UbonRatchathani-geo-stub