Waeng Yai ( th, แวงใหญ่, , tts, แวงใหญ่ ) 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
Khon Kaen 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 ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Khok Pho Chai,
Chonnabot,
Phon, and
Waeng Noi of Khon Kaen Province;
Khon Sawan of
Chaiyaphum province
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in central northeastern Thailand , also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopb ...
.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') Waeng Yai was established on 3 January 1977, when the three ''tambons'' Khon Chim, Non Thong, and Mai Na Phiang were split off from
Phon district
Phon (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the west clockwise): Waeng Noi district, Waeng Noi, Waeng Yai district, Waeng Yai, Chonnabot distr ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 26 May 1980.
Administration
The district is divided into five subdistricts (''
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 50 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''). Waeng Yai 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 ''tambon'' Wang Yai. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
*http://www.waengyaidoc.com (Thai)
amphoe.com
Waeng Yai
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