Huai Thalaeng (, ) 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 eastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 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 ...

History

Huai Thalaeng village was controlled by Tambon Ngio (ตำบลงิ้ว),

Amphoe Phimai Phimai (, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History Phimai was an ancient Khmer city named ''Vimai'' or ''Vimayapura''. A stone pillar dating to the reign of King Su ...

. It was upgraded to Tambon Huai Thalaeng in 1961 and became a minor

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''

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 ...

'') later. It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):

Chakkarat Chakkarat (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the eastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History In 1927 Tha Chang village was upgraded to a minor district (''king amphoe'') of Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. It wa ...

Phimai Phimai ( th, พิมาย) is a township (''thesaban tambon'') in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeast Thailand. As of 2005 the town had a population of 9,768. The town is the administrative center of the Phimai District. In the aftermath ...

, and Chum Phuang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, and Lam Plai Mat and Nong Hong of Buriram province.

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''). The township (''thesaban tambon'') Huai Thlaeng covers parts of ''tambons'' Huai Thalaeng and Thap Sawai.

References

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