Manorom (, ) 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 northeastern part of
Chai Nat province
Chai Nat ( th, ชัยนาท, ) is one of the central provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri, and Uthai Thani. The town of Chai Nat is 188 km north ...
, central
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Mueang Chainat and
Wat Sing of Chainat Province;
Mueang Uthai Thani of
Uthai Thani province
Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and ...
;
Phayuha Khiri and
Takhli
Takhli is a town in the province of Nakhon Sawan in northern Thailand. The population (2005) is 42,700. It is the site of the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base.
The town lies on the train line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from ...
of
Nakhon Sawan province.
Administration
Central administration
Manorom is divided into seven 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 40 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'').
Local administration
There are four sub-district 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 ...
'') in the district:
* Khung Samphao (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khung Samphao.
* Hang Nam Sakhon (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Hang Nam Sakhon and parts of sub-district U Taphao.
* Manorom (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khung Samphao.
* Sila Dan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Sila Dan.
There are four
sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Wat Khok (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wat Khok.
* Tha Chanuan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Chanuan.
* Rai Phatthana (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Rai Phatthana.
* U Taphao (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district U Taphao.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Manorom
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