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Khuan Kalong District
Khuan Kalong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Satun province, southern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Khuan Kalong was established on 1 June 1969 by splitting the three ''tambons'' Thung Nui, Pae-ra, and Tha Phae from Mueang Satun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976. On 1 June 1976 the two southwestern ''tambons'' of the district were split off to form Tha Phae Minor district. In 1996 the northwestern part was split off to form Manang district Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Palian of Trang province; Pa Bon of Phatthalung province; Rattaphum, Hat Yai, Khlong Hoi Khong and Sadao of Songkhla province; and Khuan Don, Tha Phae, La-ngu and Manang of Satun Province. Administration The district is divided into three sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 31 villages (''muban''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. Etymology The word "district" in English is a Loanword, loan word from French language, French. It comes from Medieval Latin districtus–"exercising of justice, restraining of offenders". The earliest known English-language usage dates to 1611, in the work of lexicographer Randle Cotgrave. By country or territory Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian language, Persian ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. Cadastral divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trang Province
Trang (, ; ), also called ''Mueang Thap Thiang'', is one of the southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand, on the west side of the Malay Peninsula facing the Strait of Malacca. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Krabi province, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung province, Phatthalung, and Satun province, Satun. Trang was formerly a port involved in foreign trade. It was the first place where rubber was planted in Thailand. Phraya Ratsadanupradit Mahison Phakdi brought rubber saplings from Malaya and planted them here in 1899, and rubber is now an important export of the country. The Trang River flows through the province from its origin in the Khao Luang mountain range, and the Palian River flows from the Banthat mountains. The province of Trang has an area of approximately 5,000 square km and 199 km of Strait of Malacca shoreline. Geography The province is on the coast of the Strait of Malacca, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban
Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) 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 municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts (''amphoe'') or subdistricts (''tambon'') for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of the Sukhaphiban () sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The ''thesaban'' system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 (),The Royal Gazetteพระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖, Vol. 51, Page 82-107.24 Apr 1934. Retrieved on 28 Nov 2008. and has been updated several times since, starting with the Thesaban Act of 1939 (),The Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. The average land area of villages in Thailand is very small, its average area is about , and its average population is also very small, at only 932 people. Nomenclature ''Muban'' may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such, it may be shortened to ''ban''. ''Mu ban'' may also function as two words, i.e., wikt:หมู่, หมู่ 'group' (of) wikt:บ้าน, บ้าน 'homes'. * ''Mu'', in the sense of group (of homes in a tambon), are assigned numbers in the sequence in which each is entered in a register maintained in the district or branch-district office. * ''Ban'', i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) 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'' of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. ''Tambon'' is usually translated as "township" or "subdistrict" in English the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for '' king amphoe'', the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: ''king'') of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 74,944 villages (''muban'') as of 2008. ''Tambon'' within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called ''chumchon'' ( ชุมชน) that may be formed into community associations. The average area of a subdistrict in Thailand is about , while its average population of a subdistrict in Thailand is about 9,637 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Amphoe Manang
Manang (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Satun Province, southern Thailand. History The district was created on 15 July 1996 by splitting two ''tambons'' from Khuan Kalong district On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On August 24 the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Palian of Trang province, Khuan Kalong, La-ngu and Thung Wa of Satun province. Administration The district is divided into two sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 18 villages (''muban''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) 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'' ...'') areas, and two tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External linksamphoe.comAll data about Manang and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khuan Don District
Khuan Don (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Satun province, southern Thailand. History The old name of Khuan Don was Duson (ดุสน), which is derived from its original Malay name, ''Dusun'' (Jawi: دوسون). Khuan Don was a minor district (''king amphoe'') before it was merged to be a part of Mueang Satun district. On 1 February 1977 the government separated Tambon Khuan Don and Khuan Sato to re-establish a minor district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1988. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Satun, Tha Phae and Khuan Kalong of Satun Province; Sadao of Songkhla province; and the state Perlis of Malaysia. The district is on the Malaysia-Thailand border. The border crossing is at the Wang Prachan (Satun, Thailand) - Wang Kelian (Perlis, Malaysia) border posts. The important water resource is the Duson river (''Sungai Dusun'' in Malay which was the original name of the river). The area near the boundary is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khlong Hoi Khong District
Khlong Hoi Khong (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 1 April 1992 by splitting off the three ''tambons'', Khlong Hoi Khong, Khok Muang, and Thung Lan, from Hat Yai district. It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Hat Yai and Sadao of Songkhla Province and Khuan Kalong of Satun province. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambond''), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban Thesaban (, , , Pali: desapāla (protector of region) 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'' ...'') areas within the district; there are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hat Yai District
Hat Yai (, ) is a district (''Districts of Thailand, amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khuan Kalong district, Khuan Kalong of Satun province; Rattaphum district, Rattaphum, Bang Klam district, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang district, Khuan Niang, Singhanakhon district, Singhanakhon, Mueang Songkhla district, Mueang Songkhla, Na Mom district, Na Mom, Chana district, Chana, Na Thawi district, Na Thawi, Sadao district, Sadao, and Khlong Hoi Khong district, Khlong Hoi Khong. The northeastern part of the district is on the shore of the Songkhla Lake. Administration The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (''mubans''). The city (''thesaban nakhon'') Hat Yai covers ''tambon'' Hat Yai. There are four towns (''thesaban mueang''): Ban Phru covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Phru, and Khlong Hae, Khuan Lang and Kho Hong each cover ''tambons'' of the same nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
