Amphoe Ban Phaeng
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Ban Phaeng is a district (Amphoe
) in the province Nakhon Phanom
in the northeast of Thailand
.
. To the east across the Mekong
river is the Laotian
province Khammouan.
Chaiburi, now part of the Tha Uthen district
.
The minor district (King amphoe) was established in 1948 by splitting it from Tha Uthen district. In 1956 it was elevated to full district status.
1956 the sanitary district (sukhaphiban
) Ban Phaeng was established, which was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1999.
), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban
). Ban Phaeng itself has subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Ban Phaeng. There are further 5 tambon Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing number are tambon which now form Na Thom district.
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) in the province Nakhon Phanom
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
in the northeast of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tha Uthen, Si Songkhram and Na Thom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Bueng Khong Long of Bueng Kan ProvinceBueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan is the 76th province of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 which entered into force on and from March 23, 2011. The province, consisting of the districts partitioned off Nong Khai Province, is situated in the northeastern region of the country,...
. To the east across the Mekong
Mekong
The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
river is the Laotian
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
province Khammouan.
History
Originally the area belonged to the MueangMueang
Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...
Chaiburi, now part of the Tha Uthen district
Amphoe Tha Uthen
Tha Uthen is a district of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Phon Sawan, Si Songkhram and Ban Phaeng of Nakhon Phanom Province...
.
The minor district (King amphoe) was established in 1948 by splitting it from Tha Uthen district. In 1956 it was elevated to full district status.
1956 the sanitary district (sukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban were an administrative division of Thailand.Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decreee of King Chulalongkorn in 1897...
) Ban Phaeng was established, which was upgraded to a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in 1999.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Ban Phaeng itself has subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Ban Phaeng. There are further 5 tambon Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Phaeng | บ้านแพง | 14 | 9,239 |
| 2. | Phai Lom | ไผ่ล้อม | 13 | 3,183 |
| 3. | Phon Thong | โพนทอง | 14 | 5,197 |
| 4. | Nong Waeng | หนองแวง | 17 | 9,300 |
| 8. | Na Ngua | นางัว | 11 | 5,096 |
| 9. | Na Khe | นาเข | 6 | 2,217 |
Missing number are tambon which now form Na Thom district.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)