Na Muean ( th, นาหมื่น, ) 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 Nan province, northern

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'') Na Muean was established on 9 October 1978 as a subordinate of Na Noi district, from which it was split off. Originally it consisted of the three ''tambons'', Na Thanung, Bo Kaeo, and Mueang Li. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.

Geography

Neighboring districts are, from the north clockwise, Na Noi of Nan Province, Ban Khok, Fak Tha,

Nam Pat Nam Pat ( th, น้ำปาด, ) is a watercourse in Thailand, part of the Chao Phraya River basin. It joins the Nan River The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributa ...

and Tha Pla of Uttaradit province, Mueang Phrae and Rong Kwang of Phrae province.

Administration

The district is divided into four 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 48 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''). Bo Kaeo is the 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 ...

'') and covers the complete area of ''tambon'' Bo Kaeo. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com
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