Na Wa (, ; , ) is a district (''

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 of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...

'') in

Nakhon Phanom province Nakhon Phanom province (, , ; , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Directly adjacent provinces are (from south clockwise): Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon, and Bueng Kan. ...

northeast Thailand Northeast Thailand or Isan (Isan language, Isan/, ; ; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pāli ''isāna'' or Sanskrit ईशान्य ''īśānya'' "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in northeastern Thai ...

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Si Songkhram, Phon Sawan, and in

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 ...

the districts Kusuman, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Phanna Nikhom, and Akat Amnuai. The main rivers are the Un and Yam.

History

The population of the district is made up of five tribes: Phu Thai, Saek, Yau, Kalueng, and Thai Isan. The Yau form the largest group. They came from

Luang Prabang Luang Prabang (Lao language, Lao: wikt:ຫຼວງພະບາງ, ຫຼວງພະບາງ, pronounced ), historically known as Xieng Thong (ຊຽງທອງ) and alternatively spelled Luang Phabang or Louangphabang, is the capital of Lu ...

in modern-day

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

in the 16th century. Others immigrated from Ubon Ratchathani Province. The district was established on 16 August 1971 as a minor district (''

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 ...

'') by splitting off the three ''tambons'', Na Wa, Na Ngua, and Ban Siao, from Si Songkhram District. On 22 March 1979 it was elevated to full district status. Three further sub-districts were created, Nakhun Yai in 1978, Lao Phatthana in 1979, and Tha Ruea in 1987. The township Na Wa was created in 1963 as a sanitary district (''

sukhaphiban Sukhaphiban (; translated as "sanitary district") were administrative divisions of Thailand. Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King C ...

''). Like all sanitary districts it was upgraded to 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 ...

'') in May 1999.

Administration

Na Wa is divided into six sub-districts (''

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, whi ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 68 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 ...

s''). Na Wa itself is a sub-district municipality (''

'') and covers part of ''tambon'' Na Wa. Each of the six ''tambons'' is administered by a

tambon administrative organization ''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, whi ...

(TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.comPrivate website about Na Wa
{{Amphoe Nakhon Phanom Na Wa