Selaphum (, ) 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 the eastern part of
Roi Et province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Phanom Phrai,
At Samat,
Thung Khao Luang,
Thawat Buri,
Chiang Khwan,
Pho Chai,
Phon Thong, and
Nong Phok of Roi Et Province;
Kut Chum,
Sai Mun and
Mueang Yasothon of
Yasothon province.
History
The Selaphum District was originally named 'Ban Khao Din Bueng Don' (บ้านเขาดินบึงโดน), which is believed been the name of a village. It was named after an island in the large swamp ''Bueng Don.''
In 1879 ''
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 princip ...
'' Selaphum Nikhom (เสลภูมินิคม) was created. In 1912 it was renamed
Selaphum, and converted into a district in 1914.
Khwan Mueang (Selaphum)
Khwan Mueang (ขวัญเมือง) sub-district is considered the main settlement in the Selaphum District.
The town is considered an old commercial area of the Selaphum district, many of the constructed buildings are commercial in the style of wooden structures, one-story and two-story in height with distinctive styles and specific architectural elements such as doors, balustrades and air vents above the door.
Some of these buildings can be dated to the early to mid 20th century.
From the past to the present the town has been a trading community and historically residence of
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
merchant
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s who were also present at
Yasothon
Yasothon (, ) is a town on the Chi River in the north-eastern region of Thailand. It is the capital and administrative center of Yasothon province and seat of its city district. In this district, subdistrict Nai Mueang ( 'in town') incorporates ...
.
Administration
The district is divided into 18 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 235 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''). Klang is a township (''
thesaban tambon
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'') which covers ''tambon'' Klang and parts of ''tambons'' Na Mueang and
Khwan Mueang. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
Selaphum
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