Mueang Suang ( th, เมืองสรวง, ) 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
Roi Et 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
The district is in the central part of Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
At Samat,
Suwannaphum,
Kaset Wisai,
Chaturaphak Phiman, and
Mueang Roi Et (at a single point).
History
Suang was one of the 11 ''
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 principal ...
'' or city-states subordinate to ''Mueang'' Roi Et.
The 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 counti ...
'') was created on 15 March 1973, when the three ''tambon'', Nong Phue, Nong Hin, and Khu Mueang, were split off from
Suwannaphum district. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.
Administration
The district is divided into five 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 49 villages (''
mubans''). Mueang Suang has 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 ...
'') status and covers ''tambon'' Mueang Suang and parts of Nong Phue. There are a further three tambon administrative organization (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Roi Et
Mueang Suang