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Pa Bon District
Pa Bon (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. In this district, significant numbers of Malay Muslims can be found in Thung Nari and Nong Thong ''tambons''. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Tamot, Bang Kaeo, and Pak Phayun of Phatthalung Province, Rattaphum of Songkhla province, Khuan Kalong of Satun province and Palian of Trang province. History The minor district was established on 1 May 1983, when the three ''tambons'' Pa Bon, Nong Thong, and Khok Sai were split off from Pak Phayun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 21 May 1990. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (''mubans''). Pa Bon 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 Pattay ... [...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] |
Tamot District
Tamot (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Kong Ra, Khao Chaison, Bang Kaeo, and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province, Palian of Trang province. History The district was established on 1 August 1977, when it was split off from Khao Chaison district. It was upgraded to a full district on 20 March 1986. Environment , the district is the site of a proposed rock quarry that has been opposed by some environmental groups and locals. Human Rights Watch has reported that opponents of the quarry and journalists covering the story have been threatened and intimidated. Administration The district is divided into three sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 33 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: cit ... [...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] |
Amphoe Pak Phayun
Pak Phayun (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Pa Bon and Bang Kaeo of Phatthalung Province, Krasae Sin, Sathing Phra, Singhanakhon, and Khuan Niang of Songkhla province. To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake, which through a narrow strait opens into Songkhla Lake south of the district. History The district was established in 1896 as part of the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms, originally subdivided into 17 ''tambons''. In 1903 it was renamed from Taksin (ทักษิณ, meaning 'south') to ''Pak Phayun''. Economy The gathering of edible bird's nests is a significant contributor to the local economy. The state auctions off concessions to private firms for the right to collect bird's nests, largely in Ko Mak Sub-district. The province earned 450 million baht in the latest five-year concession auction for nests harvested from caves, primarily on '' ... [...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] |
Palian District
Palian (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Trang province, Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Kong Ra district, Kong Ra, Tamot district, Tamot, and Pa Bon district, Pa Bon of Phatthalung province, Khuan Kalong district, Khuan Kalong, Manang District, Satun, Manang, and Thung Wa district, Thung Wa of Satun province, Hat Samran district, Hat Samran and Yan Ta Khao district, Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province. History Originally named ''Yong Sata'' (หยงสตา) or ''Tan Yong Sata'' (ตันหยงสตา; Kelantan-Pattani Malay means 'Bouea macrophylla, Mango Plum Cape'), it was renamed ''Palian'' in 1939. Palian is believed to have been a seaport since ancient times, some 1,800 years ago, paired with ''Takola'' (now's Mueang Trang district, Mueang Trang). When an ancient Greek merchant named Alexander sailed through here in 150, and told the story of his journey to Claudius Ptolemy, Ptolemy. At that time, Palian w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Rattaphum District
Rattaphum (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Khuan Niang, Bang Klam, and Hat Yai of Songkhla Province; Khuan Kalong of Satun province; and Pa Bon of Phatthalung province. History The district was renamed from Kamphaeng Phet to Rattaphum in 1939. Administration Central administration Rattaphum is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 63 administrative villages (''mubans''). Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Khuan Niang District. Local administration There is one town ('' Thesaban Mueang'') in the district: * Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Phet. There are three sub-district municipalities (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Phayun District
Pak Phayun (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Pa Bon and Bang Kaeo of Phatthalung Province, Krasae Sin, Sathing Phra, Singhanakhon, and Khuan Niang of Songkhla province. To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake, which through a narrow strait opens into Songkhla Lake south of the district. History The district was established in 1896 as part of the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms, originally subdivided into 17 ''tambons''. In 1903 it was renamed from Taksin (ทักษิณ, meaning 'south') to ''Pak Phayun''. Economy The gathering of edible bird's nests is a significant contributor to the local economy. The state auctions off concessions to private firms for the right to collect bird's nests, largely in Ko Mak Sub-district. The province earned 450 million baht in the latest five-year concession auction for nests harvested from caves, primarily on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
