Na Suang ( th, นาส่วง) is a

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'' ...

(subdistrict) of

Det Udom District Det Udom ( th, เดชอุดม) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, in northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, ...

, in Ubon Ratchathani Province,

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 ...

. In 2021, it had a population of 9,044 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Pa Mong, Sa Saming, Mueang Si Khai, Na Di, Na Yia, and Na Rueang.

History

The region was first settled in the 1640s, the first settlement was located in the current location of Na Suang village and gained subdistrict status in 1892. While the Na Suang subdistrict is much older, the

Sukhaphiban Sukhaphiban ( th, สุขาภิบาล ; translated as "sanitary district") were administrative divisions of Thailand. Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in ...

Na Suang (สุขาภิบาลนาส่วง) as the local administration unit was established in the central region of the tambon in 1963, covered Na Suang and Pa Muang villages, as well as some portions of Kut Yang and Na Huay Khaen, 3.40 km² in total. Effective May 25, 2009, it was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality. The remaining area, around 52 km², has been governed by another local government, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Na Suang. The tambon were cut off to establish new subdistricts three times including in 1947 to creat Na Yia, in 1966 to creat

Na Charoen Na Charoen ( th, นาเจริญ) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Det Udom District, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. In 2021, it had a population of 7,560 people. Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Som Sa-at, Na ...

, and in 1988 to create Pa Mong.

Geography

The tambon is located in the northernmost region of the

Det Udom district Det Udom ( th, เดชอุดม) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, in northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, ...

, which is the low river plain of two tributaries of the

Mun River The Mun River ( th, แม่น้ำมูล, , ), sometimes spelled ''Moon River'', is a tributary of the Mekong River. It carries approximately of water per year. Geography The river begins in the Khao Yai National Park area of the Sankam ...

—Khaosan Creek and Khaen Creek—and covered 55.40 kilometers of squares. The total forest area is only 0.51 km² or 9.21 percent of the subdistrict area.

Administration

The tambon is divided into 10 administrative villages (mubans; หมู่บ้าน), two of which, Na Suang (นาส่วง) and Sao Lao (เสาเล้า) villages, each was further divided into two community groups (Mu; หมู่). The area is shared by 2 local governments; the township area was administrated by the Na Suang Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลตำบลนาส่วง) while the remaining was covered by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Na Suang (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาส่วง; Na Suang SAO). The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans, which roughly correspond to the villages, as of the 2021 census.

References

{{coord, 15.011141, 104.948249, region:TH_type:adm3rd, display=title Tambon of Ubon Ratchathani Province