Amphoe Mae Ramat
Encyclopedia
Mae Ramat is a district (Amphoe
) in the northwestern part of Tak Province
, northern Thailand
.
for 100 years. Many people from northern provinces of Thailand moved to establish a new village there. Later the village grew bigger and became the Tambon Mae Ramat. The government upgraded the tambon to a minor district (King Amphoe) in 1897. It was official upgraded to a full district in 1951.
of Tak Province, Omkoi
of Chiang Mai Province
, Sam Ngao
, Ban Tak
, Mueang Tak
and Mae Sot of Tak Province again and Kayin State
of Myanmar
.
The Khun Phra Wo National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนพระวอ) is located in Mae Ramat district.
The important river of the district is the Mae Ramat River.
), which are further subdivided into 57 villages (muban
). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district - Mae Ramat and Mae Chao Rao, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 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...
) in the northwestern part of Tak Province
Tak Province
Tak is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi...
, northern 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...
.
History
The area of Mae Ramat was occupied by Karen peopleKaren people
The Karen or Kayin people , are a Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic group which resides primarily in southern and southeastern Burma . The Karen make up approximately 7 percent of the total Burmese population of approximately 50 million people...
for 100 years. Many people from northern provinces of Thailand moved to establish a new village there. Later the village grew bigger and became the Tambon Mae Ramat. The government upgraded the tambon to a minor district (King Amphoe) in 1897. It was official upgraded to a full district in 1951.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Song YangAmphoe Tha Song Yang
Tha Song Yang is the northwesternmost district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tha Song Yang was a minor district of Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son Province. It was called Ban Mae Moei or Ban Mae Tawo...
of Tak Province, Omkoi
Amphoe Omkoi
Omkoi is the southwesternmost district of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Hot, Doi Tao of Chiang Mai Province, Sam Ngao, Mae Ramat Tha Song Yang of Tak Province and Sop Moei of Mae Hong Son Province.-History:The minor district was established on...
of Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai is the second-largest province of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Lampang, Lamphun, Tak, and Mae Hong Son. In the north it borders Shan State of Burma...
, Sam Ngao
Amphoe Sam Ngao
Sam Ngao is the northernmost district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established in 1930 as a subordinate of Ban Tak district. Originally named Tha Pui , it was renamed to Sam Ngao in 1939...
, Ban Tak
Amphoe Ban Tak
Ban Tak is a district in the northern part of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Ban Tak is the old location of Mueang Tak. It was an ancient frontier city, located on the west bank of the Ping River in Ban Tha Phra That, Tambon Ko Taphao...
, Mueang Tak
Amphoe Mueang Tak
Mueang Tak is the capital district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:In Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city. The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because its old location was not strategically good. Another old city...
and Mae Sot of Tak Province again and Kayin State
Kayin State
Kayin State is a state of Burma . The capital city is Hpa-an.-History:The region that forms today's Kayin State was part of successive Burmese kingdoms since the formation of the Pagan Empire in mid-11th century...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
.
The Khun Phra Wo National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติขุนพระวอ) is located in Mae Ramat district.
The important river of the district is the Mae Ramat River.
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 57 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...
). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) in the district - Mae Ramat and Mae Chao Rao, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| 1. | Mae Ramat | แม่ระมาด | |
| 2. | Mae Charao | แม่จะเรา | |
| 3. | Khane Chue | ขะเนจื้อ | |
| 4. | Mae Tuen | แม่ตื่น | |
| 5. | Sam Muen | สามหมื่น | |
| 6. | Phra That | พระธาตุ |