Yang Talat (, ; , ) 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 western part of
Kalasin province, northeastern
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the northwest clockwise):
Huai Mek,
Nong Kung Si,
Mueang Kalasin, and
Khong Chai
Khong may refer to:
* Khong District, Laos, a district of Champasak Province
**Khong Island, in Laos
* Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
*Khong, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
People with the surname
*Lawrence Khong (born 1952) ...
of Kalasin Province;
Kantharawichai and
Chiang Yuen of
Maha Sarakham province.
History
Originally named Pachim Kalasin (ปจิมกาฬสินธุ์), the district was renamed Phu Len Chang (ภูแล่นช้าง) in 1913. In 1917, it received its current name Yang Talat.
Administration
The district is divided into 15 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 207 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''). There are six sub-district municipalities (''
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 ...
s''): Yang Talat covers parts of ''tambon'' Yang Talat and Dok Si covers parts of ''tambons'' Dok Sombun and Um Mao. Bua Ban, Itue, Hua Na Kham, and Khao Phra Non are further sub-district municipalities which cover the whole same-named sub-district. There are a further 11
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 ...
s (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Yang Talat
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