Amphoe Khuan Niang
Encyclopedia
Khuan Niang is a district (Amphoe
) of Songkhla Province
, southern Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.
, Bang Klam
and Rattaphum
of Songkhla Province and Pak Phayun
of Phatthalung Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (muban
). Khuan Niang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattaphum. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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...
) of Songkhla Province
Songkhla Province
Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....
, southern 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...
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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on January 2 1985 by splitting off four tambon from Rattaphum districtAmphoe Rattaphum
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khuan Niang, Bang Klam and Hat Yai of Songkhla Province, Khuan Kalong of Satun Province and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province.-Administration:...
. It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) SinghanakhonAmphoe Singhanakhon
Singhanakhon is a district in the northern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Songkhla, Hat Yai, Khuan Niang of Songkhla Province, Pak Phayun of Phatthalung Province and Sathing Phra of Songkhla Province again...
, Bang Klam
Amphoe Bang Klam
-History:The minor district was established on January 7 1986 by splitting off four tambon from Hat Yai district. It was upgraded to a full district on September 8 1995.-Geography:...
and Rattaphum
Amphoe Rattaphum
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khuan Niang, Bang Klam and Hat Yai of Songkhla Province, Khuan Kalong of Satun Province and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province.-Administration:...
of Songkhla Province and Pak Phayun
Amphoe Pak Phayun
Pak Phayun is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pa Bon and Bang Kaeo of Phatthalung Province, Krasae Sin, Sathing Phra, Singhanakhon and Khuan Niang of Songkhla Province.To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake, which through a...
of Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 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 46 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...
). Khuan Niang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattaphum. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | 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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rattaphum | รัตภูมิ | 13 | 13,760 | |
| 2. | Khuan So | ควนโส | 11 | 5,647 | |
| 3. | Huai Luek | ห้วยลึก | 9 | 4,917 | |
| 4. | Bang Riang | บางเหรียง | 13 | 8,940 |