Na Chaluai ( th, นาจะหลวย, ) 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 Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern

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History

The Ministry of Interior created 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 countie ...

'') Na Chaluai on 1 February 1972, when the three ''tambons'' (sub-districts) Na Chaluai, Phon Sawan, and Non Sombun were split off from

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, ...

. The sub-district was later upgraded to a full district on 12 April 1977. More than 80 percent of Na Chaluai's people moved there from other districts. This area was a battle field of

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and the Royal Thai Army during the time of Vietnam War.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nam Yuen, Det Udom, Buntharik and the Laotian province of Champasak.

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is in the district. The important water resource is the

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river.

Administration

The district is divided into six 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 68 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''). Na Chaluai is a 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 ...

'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Na Chaluai. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations.

References

External links

amphoe.com

Phu Chong Na Yoi National Park
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