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Sung Noen District
Sung Noen (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The literal translation of ''Sung Noen'' is 'high hills', as the area has two high (sung) hills (noen) beside a pond, and has never been flooded. Sung Noen was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Sema and Khorakha (Khorat) Pura.Pali ''púra'' became Sanskrit ''puri'', hence Thaibr>บุรี, บูรี() all connoting the same as Thai ''mueang'': city with defensive wall Historians believe that Sung Noen is Mueang Rat, a city under the rule of Pho Khun Pha Mueang, one of the rulers who played a great role in establishing the Sukhothai Kingdom, at the beginning of Thai history. When the Northeastern railway was finished in 1901, the community consisting of Ban Sung Noen grew due to the passing of the railway. Thus the government raised Sung Noen to district status. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Khun Th ... [...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
Mueang ( Ahom: 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫; ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( ''mɯ́ang'', ), Möng ( Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''möeng''; ''móeng'', ), Meng ( zh, c=猛 or 勐) or Mường (Vietnamese) were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principalities in mainland Southeast Asia, adjacent regions of Northeast India and Southern China, including what is now Thailand, Laos, Burma, Cambodia, parts of northern Vietnam, southern Yunnan, western Guangxi and Assam. Mueang was originally a term in the Tai languages for a town having a defensive wall and a ruler with at least the Thai noble rank of '' khun'' (), together with its dependent villages. The mandala model of political organisation organised states in collective hierarchy such that smaller mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring ones, which in turn were subordinate to a central king or other leader. The more powerful mueang (generally designated as , , , or – with Bangkok as ''Krung'' Thep Maha ''Nakhon'') occ ... [...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] |
Wang Nam Khiao District
Wang Nam Khiao (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') Wang Nam Khiao was created by separating the four ''tambons'' Wang Nam Khiao, Wang Mi, Udom Sap, and Raroeng of Pak Thong Chai district on 1 April 1992. It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pak Thong Chai, Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province; Na Di and Prachantakham of Prachinburi province; Pak Chong and Sung Noen of Nakhon Ratchasima. The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the southern part of this district. Administration The district is divided into five subdistricts (''tambons''). San Chao Pho 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 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Thong Chai District
Pak Thong Chai (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The area was an important city in the Khmer era, controlled by ''Mueang'' Phimai. In the reign of King U Thong of Ayutthaya it was named ''Mueang'' Pak. When King Narai the Great built ''Mueang'' Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya, ''Mueang'' Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called ''Dan Chapo'' (ด่านจะโปะ). King Taksin the Great changed the name of the city to Pak Thong Chai and set aside this area for Lao people from Vientiane kingdom. He promoted Phia Upparacha of Vientiane to be Phraya Wongsa Akkharat (พระยาวงษาอรรคราช), the governor of Pak Thong Chai. King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) changed the city status to a district (''amphoe'') in 1908 as part of the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima (, ; , ) is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. Overview Nakhon Ratchasima was built in the reign of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya kingdom. The king merged two cities, ''Mueang'' Sema and ''Mueang'' Khorakha Pura (Khorat), and moved to the present area. He named the new city "Nakhon Ratchasima". "Khorat", as it is commonly known, is on the Khorat plateau, the lower part of northeastern plateau of Thailand. The city itself serves as the gateway to the northeastern region. From Bangkok, it is 259 km by road. It has an area of with a population of 433,838 inhabitants (2008). Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Non Thai district, Non Thai, Non Sung district, Non Sung, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chok Chai district, Chok Chai, Pak Thong Chai district, Pak Thong Chai, Sung Noen district, Sung Noen, and Kham Thale So district, Kham Thale So. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kham Thale So District
Kham Thale So (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand. History The government separated some parts of Non Thai and Sung Noen districts and created the minor district (''king amphoe'') Kham Thale So in 1958, which was upgraded to a full district in 1965. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Non Thai, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Sung Noen, and Dan Khun Thot. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''). Kham Thale So is also 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 ...'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Kham Thale So. Economy The district is the site of salt mines operated by the Saltworks Company, a major producer of salt for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Khun Thot District
Dan Khun Thot (, ; , ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. History The town Dan Khun Thot was built before the reign of King Taksin. It became a district in 1908. At the same time, the centre of the town was moved from ''Wat'' Pho Chumphon to the west side of Ban Han School. The district was thus renamed Ban Han. Later it was named Phan Chana, until it was again renamed Dan Khun Thot in 1914. Geography Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Bamnet Narong and Chatturat of Chaiyaphum province; Phra Thong Kham, Non Thai, Kham Thale So, Sung Noen, and Sikhio of Nakhon Ratchasima; Lam Sonthi of Lopburi province; and Thepharak of Nakhon Ratchasima. Administration The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (''tambons''). There are three townships (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Railway Of Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (, abbrev. รฟท., ) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport (Thailand), Ministry of Transport in Thailand. History The SRT was founded as the Royal State Railways of Siam (RSR) in 1890. Chulalongkorn, King Chulalongkorn ordered the Department of Railways to be set up under the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning. Construction of the Bangkok railway station, Bangkok-Ayutthaya railway station, Ayutthaya railway (), the first part of the Northern Line, was started in 1890 and inaugurated on 26 March 1897. The Thon Buri railway station, Thon Buri-Phetchaburi railway station, Phetchaburi line (), later the Southern Line, was opened on 19 June 1903. The first railway commander of the RSR was Purachatra Jayakara, Prince Purachatra Jayakara, Prince of Kamphaengphet. The Northern Line was originally built as , but in September 1919 it was decided to standardize on and the Northern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai History
Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia. ** Thai people, Siamese people, Central/Southern Thai people or Thai noi people, an ethnic group from Central and Southern Thailand. ** , Thai minority in southern Myanmar. ** , Bamar with Thai ancestry in Central Myanmar. ** Sukhothai language, a kind of Thai topolect, by the end of the 18th century, they gradually diverged into regional variants, which subsequently developed into the modern Central Thai and Southern Thai. *** Central Thai language or Siamese language, the sole official language in Thailand and first language of most people in Central Thailand, including Thai Chinese in Southern Thailand. *** Southern Thai language, or Southern Siamese language, or Tambralinga language, language of Southern Thailand first language of most people in Southern Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block) People with the name * Thai (surname), a Vietnamese version of Cai, including a list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhothai Kingdom
The Sukhothai Kingdom was a post-classical Siamese kingdom (Mandala (political model), ''maṇḍala'') in Mainland Southeast Asia surrounding the ancient capital city of Sukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai in present-day north-central Thailand. It evolved from a trading hub to a city-state in 1127 and emerged into the kingdom by Si Inthrathit in 1238. Sukhothai existed as an independent polity until 1438 when it fell under the influence of the neighboring Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya after the death of Maha Thammaracha IV, Borommapan (Maha Thammaracha IV). Sukhothai was originally a trade center in Lavo Kingdom, Lavo—itself under the suzerainty of the Khmer Empire from 946–1052—when Thai people, Central Thai people led by Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao, a local leader, revolted and gained their independence. Bang Klang Hao took the regnal name of Si Inthrathit and became the first monarch of the List of Thai monarchs#Sukhothai Kingdom (1238–1438), Phra Ruang dynasty. The ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
