Samrong ( th, สำโรง, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—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 coun ...
'') in the western part of
Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—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 count ...
'') Samrong was created on 15 April 1985, when the six ''tambons'' Samrong, Khok Kong, Nong Hai, Kho Noi, Non Ka Len, and Khok Sawang were split off from
Warin Chamrap district
Warin Chamrap ( th, วารินชำราบ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand (Isan).
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Ubon Ratchat ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Warin Chamrap
Warin () is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 19 km southeast of Wismar.
Warin is a small town with a population of under 4,000 persons. Warin is situated 104 km from ...
and
Det Udom of Ubon Ratchathani Province; and
Non Khun and
Kanthararom of
Sisaket province.
Administration
The district is divided into nine sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) 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 '' khwaen ...
''), which are further subdivided into 111 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ...
''). There are no municipal (''
thesaban
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) 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 mu ...
'') areas, and nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Samrong
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