Sanam Chai Khet ( th, สนามชัยเขต, ) 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 eastern part of
Chachoengsao province
Chachoengsao ( th, ฉะเชิงเทรา, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in eastern Thailand.
History
''Chachoengsao'' or ''Paet Riu'' ('eight stripes') is a province in eastern Thailand. It has a ...
, central
Thailand
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.
History
''
Mueang
Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principali ...
'' Sanam Chai Khet was a city of the
Ayutthaya Kingdom
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (; th, อยุธยา, , IAST: or , ) was a Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand. The Ayutthaya Kingdom is conside ...
, a contemporary of neighboring Mueang Phanat Nikhom and Phanom Sarakham.
Being part of
Phanom Sarakham district, on 6 January 1966 the three ''tambons'', Khu Yai Mi, Tha Kradan, and Tha Takiap, were split off to form 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 ...
'') Sanam Chai (สนามไชย). It was renamed Sanam Chai Ket on 14 December 1972, and upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Plaeng Yao and
Phanom Sarakham of Chachoengsao Province;
Si Maha Phot and
Kabin Buri of
Prachinburi province
Prachinburi province ( th, ปราจีนบุรี, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat''), it lies in eastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao, an ...
;
Khao Chakan of
Sa Kaeo province
Sa Kaeo ( th, สระแก้ว, ) is one of the 76 provinces (''changwat'') and lies in eastern Thailand about 200 km from Bangkok. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratcha ...
;
Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province; and
Ko Chan of
Chonburi province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...
.
Administration
Central administration
Sanam Chai Khet 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 70 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'').
Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Tha Takiap.
Local administration
There is one sub-district municipality (''
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, Sanam Chai Khet (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khu Yai Mi.
There are four
sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Khu Yai Mi (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Khu Yai Mi.
* Tha Kradan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Kradan.
* Thung Phraya (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thung Phraya.
* Lat Krathing (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Lat Krathing.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Sanam Chai Khet
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