Kumphawapi ( th, กุมภวาปี, ) 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

Udon Thani province Udon Thani province ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') which lies in Isan#Administrative divisions, upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. It is bordered by the provinces of Nong K ...

, northeastern

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Etymology

''Kumpha'' is from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the

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of February, associated with the

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sign of

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. ''Wapi'' is from Sanskrit 'pond', synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise):

Non Sa-at Non Sa-at ( th, โนนสะอาด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Saeng and Kumphawapi of Udon Thani Pro ...

, Nong Saeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Prachaksinlapakhom, Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province; Tha Khantho of

Kalasin province Kalasin ( th, กาฬสินธุ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. The province was established by the Act Establishing Changwat Kalasin, BE 2490 (194 ...

and Kranuan of Khon Kaen province. North of the central town is the shallow

Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake Nong Han Kumphawapi ( th, หนองหานกุมภวาปี, , often just Nong Han) is a lake in northeast Thailand, north of the town of Kumphawapi, Kumphawapi District, Udon Thani Province. The lake is shallow, mostly not exceeding a ...

. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by

Lam Pao Lam Pao ( th, ลำปาว, ) is a tributary of the Chi River in northeast Thailand. The river originates at the Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake in Udon Thani Province, from where it flows through Kalasin Province Kalasin ( th, กาฬสินธ ...

History

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 ...

'' Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into ''amphoes'' during the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms in 1908.

Symbols

The district slogan is "Kumphawapi, city of sugar, monkey park, highland of glass Buddha station, goose wetland stream of life."

Administration

Central administration

Kumphawapi is divided into 13 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 176 administrative 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''). Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Prachak Sinlapakhom District.

Local administration

There are nine sub-district municipalities ('' thesaban tambons'') in the district: * Kumphawapi (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kumphawapi. * Phan Don (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Phan Don. * Huai Koeng (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Huai Koeng. * Pa Kho (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Pakho. * Wiang Kham (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wiang Kham. * Nong Wa (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Wa. * Kong Phan Phan Don (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Phan Don. * Chaelae (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Chaelae. * Chiang Wae (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Chiang Wae. There are six subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Tum Tai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tum Tai. * Soephloe (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Soephloe. * Si O (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Si O. * Pha Suk (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Pha Suk. * Tha Li (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Li. * Kumphawapi (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kumphawapi.

References

External links

amphoe.com

Kumphawapi Kumphawapi ( th, กุมภวาปี, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand. Etymology ''Kumpha'' is from Sanskrit 'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the name of February, a ...

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