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Pla Pak District
Pla Pak (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the province Nakhon Phanom in northeast Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Na Kae, and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom Province; and Phon Na Kaeo and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province. History The area of the district was at first a ''tambon'' of Mueang Nakhon Phanom district. On 16 June 1965 it became a minor district (''king amphoe'') consisting of the three ''tambons'': Pla Pak, Nong Hi, and Ku Ta Kai. The first district officer was Winai Bunratnaplin. On 17 November 1971 it was upgraded to a full district. Administration The district is divided into eight sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (''mubans''). Pla Pak itself has 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 ... [...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] |
Mueang Nakhon Phanom District
Mueang Nakhon Phanom (, ; , ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): That Phanom, Renu Nakhon of Nakhon Phanom Province; Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province; Pla Pak and Tha Uthen of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province Khammouan. History In 1917 the district name was changed from Mueang to Nong Buek (หนองบึก). In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Nakhon Phanom. Economy Khok Phu Kratae and Phai Lom villages in At Samat Subdistrict will be the site of a special economic zone (SEZ). As many as 400 families are to be evicted in the course of the project. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and prime minister, in May 2015 invoked his authority under Section 44 of the Interim Charter to announce NCPO Order No. 17/2015. The order mandates turning large areas ... [...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] |
King Amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—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 counties. The chief district officer is ''Nai Amphoe'' (). ''Amphoe'' are divided into ''tambons'', (), or sub-districts. Altogether Thailand has 928 districts, including the 50 districts of Bangkok, which are called '' khet'' (เขต) since the Bangkok administrative reform of 1972. The number of districts in provinces varies, from only three in the smallest provinces, up to the 50 urban districts of Bangkok. Also the sizes and population of districts differ greatly. The smallest population is in Ko Kut ( Trat province) with just 2,042 citizens, while Mueang Samut Prakan ( Samut Prakan province) has 509,262 citizens. The ''khet'' of Bangkok have the smallest areas—Khet Samphanthawong is the smallest, with only 1.4 km2—while the ''amphoe'' of the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakon Nakhon Province
Sakon Nakhon (, ; , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''). It lies in upper northeastern Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin, and Udon Thani. Its capital is Sakon Nakhon. Toponymy The word ''sakon'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sakala'' (Devanagari: सकल) meaning 'entire', 'whole', or 'total', and the word ''nakhon'' from Sanskrit ''nagara'' (Devanagari: नगर) meaning 'town' or 'city'. Hence the name of the province literally means "city of cities". Geography The province is on the Khorat Plateau, not far from the Mekong. The Nong Han lake, the biggest natural lake of northeast Thailand, near the city of Sakon Nakhon, is a popular resort. The Phu Phan Mountains delimit the province to the south. The total forest area is or 17.7 percent of provincial area. National parks There are three national parks, along with four other national parks, make up regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kusuman District
Kusuman (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phon Na Kaeo and Mueang Sakon Nakhon of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Wa, Phon Sawan, Mueang Nakhon Phanom, and Pla Pak of Nakhon Phanom province. History The district dates back to ''Mueang'' Kusuman, which was established in 1844. In 1862 a second ''mueang'' named Phot Phaisan was established nearby. In 1914 Kusuman was reduced to a ''tambon'' of Mueang Sakon Nakhon district. In 1962 Kusuman was again named a minor district (''king amphoe''), as the large size of Mueang District made it difficult to administer. It was upgraded to a full district on 14 November 1967. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (''mubans''). Kusuman is a township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phon Na Kaeo District
Phon Na Kaeo (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Sakon Nakhon province, northeast Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 1 April 1991, when the four ''tambons'' Ban Phon, Na Kaeo, Na Tong Watthana, and Ban Paen were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Khok Si Suphan, Mueang Sakon Nakhon and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province, Pla Pak, Huai Phueng and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom province. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 48 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, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yang District
Wang Yang (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pla Pak and Na Kae of Nakhon Phanom Province; Khok Si Suphan and Phon Na Kaeo of Sakon Nakhon province. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Wang Yang was established on 1 July 1997, when four ''tambons'' were split off from Na Kae district. On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official. Administration Central administration Wang Yang is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 27 administrative villages (''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 . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renu Nakhon District
Renu Nakhon (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom, Na Kae, and Pla Pak. History Renu Nakhon was a ''mueang'' which was converted into a district of Nakhon Phanom during the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms in 1907. In 1917 the district was renamed That Phanom. The historical name of the area was reused when a new minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 1 May 1970 with three ''tambons'', Renu, Phon Thong, and Tha Lat, from That Phanom District. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975. Administration Central administration Renu Nakhon is divided into eight sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 91 administrative villages (''mubans''). Local administration There is one sub-district municipality (''thesaban tambon'') in the district: * Renu Nakhon (Thai: ) cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
