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Mancha Khiri District
Mancha Khiri (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province; Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum province. History The district was renamed from Kut Khao to Mancha Khiri in 1939. Administration The district is divided into eight subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (''mubans''). Mancha Khiri is a township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, 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 ''thesa ...'') and covers parts of ''tambon'' Kut Khao. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Missing numbers belong to sub ... [...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] |
Phra Yuen District
Phra Yuen (, , , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Phra Yuen was established on 18 October 1976 by splitting off the three ''tambons'': Phra Yuen, Phra Bu, and Ban Ton from Mueang Khon Kaen district. On 1 January 1988 it was upgraded to a full district. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ban Fang, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ban Haet and Mancha Khiri. Administration The district is divided into five subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (''mubans''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, 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 ''thesa ...s''): Ban Ton covers ''tambon'' Ban Ton, and Phra Yuen covers parts of ''tambon'' Phra Yuen. Ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thesaban Tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, 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 Roy ... [...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] |
Ban Thaen District
Ban Thaen (, ) is the northeasternmost district (''amphoe'') of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand. History ''Tambon'' Sam Suan, Ban Tao, and Ban Thaen were separated from Phu Khiao District to create Ban Thaen minor district (''king amphoe'') on 16 June 1965. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 February 1969. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Kaeng Khro and Phu Khiao of Chaiyaphum Province; Nong Ruea and Mancha Khiri of Khon Kaen province. Administration The district is divided into five subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (''mubans''). The township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, 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 ''thesa ...'') Ban Thaen covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Thaen. There are a further fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaeng Khro District
Kaeng Khro (, ; , ) is a district in the eastern part of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand. History The area was originally part of the Phu Khiao district. It became a separate district on 13 August 1959 The name of the district derives from the small river which flows behind the district office. Along the river bank many Ta Khro trees (''Schleichera oleosa'' Merr.) grow. The people thus named the small river ''Kaeng Khro'' (''kaeng'' แก่ง or แก้ง means 'small river'). Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phu Khiao and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum Province; Mancha Khiri and Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen province; and Khon Sawan, Mueang Chaiyaphum, and Kaset Sombun of Chaiyaphum. Administration The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 125 villages (''muban Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khok Pho Chai District
Khok Pho Chai (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 30 April 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri district, Mancha Khiri, Chonnabot district, Chonnabot, and Waeng Yai district, Waeng Yai of Khon Kaen Province; Khon Sawan district, Khon Sawan and Kaeng Khro district, Kaeng Khro of Chaiyaphum province. Administration The district is divided into four subdistricts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 40 villages (''mubans''). The township (''thesaban tambon'') Ban Khok covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Khok. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). References External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20070929060754/http://www.khokphoch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chonnabot District
Chonnabot (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Chonbot (ชลบถ) was established at the beginning of the Rattanakosin era of around 1783. Its center was at ''Ban Nong Kong Kaeo''. In 1914, it was converted to a district. In 1943 it was downgraded to be part of Ban Phai district. In 1966, the district was re-established, consisting of ''tambons'' Chonnabot, Kut Phia Khom, Ban Thaen, and Wang Saeng. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri, Ban Phai, Non Sila, Phon, Waeng Yai and Khok Pho Chai. Economy , Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Chonnabot, Ban Phai, and Non Sila. The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Mitr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ban Phai District
Ban Phai (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pueai Noi, Nong Song Hong, Non Sila, Chonnabot, Mancha Khiri, and Ban Haet of Khon Kaen Province; Kosum Phisai and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham province. History Originally named Ban Keng (บ้านเกิ้ง), the area was at first a subdistrict (''tambon'') of Chonnabot district. In 1928 the minor district (''king amphoe'') Ban Phai was established consisting of three subdistricts split off from Chonnabot. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 February 1940. In 1946 Chonnabot was downgraded to be a part of Ban Phai District, until it was reestablished in 1966. Economy , Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Ban Phai, Chonnabot, and Non Sila. The opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ban Haet District
Ban Haet (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 1 April 1995 with area split off from Ban Phai district. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts in Thailand were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ban Phai, Mancha Khiri, Phra Yuen, Mueang Khon Kaen of Khon Kaen Province, and Kosum Phisai of Maha Sarakham province. Administration The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (''mubans''). The township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, 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 ''thesa ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
