Mueang Chan ( th, เมืองจันทร์, ) 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
Sisaket 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
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 1 April 1992, when three ''tambons'' were split off from
Uthumphon Phisai district. It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Pho Si Suwan,
Uthumphon Phisai, and
Huai Thap Than of Sisaket Province;
Samrong Thap,
Non Narai, and
Rattanaburi of
Surin province.
Administration
The district is divided into three 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 52 villages (''
mubans''). There are no municipal (''
thesaban
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 ...
'') areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Mueang Chan
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