Khuan Niang ( th, ควนเนียง, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, à¸à¸³à¹€à¸ à¸, )—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
Songkhla province, southern
Thailand.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') was established on 2 January 1985 by splitting off four ''tambons'' from
Rattaphum district
Rattaphum ( th, รัตภูมิ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Khuan Niang, Bang Klam, and Hat Yai
Hat Yai ( th, หาดใหภ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 21 May 1990.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Singhanakhon,
Bang Klam, and
Rattaphum of Songkhla Province and
Pak Phayun of
Phatthalung province.
Administration
The district is divided into four sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 46 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''). Khuan Niang is a township (''
thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Rattaphum. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Songkhla province
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