Amphoe Mae Wong
Encyclopedia
Mae Wong is a district (amphoe
) in the western part of Nakhon Sawan Province
, northern Thailand
.
. Huai Nam Hom was returned to Lat Yai district on December 1 1994.
On October 11 1997 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.
.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pang Sila Thong
and Khanu Woralaksaburi
of Kamphaeng Phet Province
, Lat Yao
, Chum Ta Bong and Mae Poen of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Umphang
of Tak Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas and further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
The missing number 2 was given to Huai Nam Hom, which was reassigned back to Lat Yao 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 western part of Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...
, 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...
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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Wong was created on April 1 1992, when the six tambon Mae Wong, Mae Le, Wang San, Khao Chon Kan, Pang Sawan and Huai Nam Hom were split off from Lat Yao districtAmphoe Lat Yao
Lat Yao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, Lat Yao was a part of Krok Phra district. Khun Lat Boriban , the head of the Tambon developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be...
. Huai Nam Hom was returned to Lat Yai district on December 1 1994.
On October 11 1997 the minor district was upgraded to a full district.
Geography
Mae Wong is the name of a river inside the Mae Wong National ParkMae Wong National Park
Mae Wong National Park is a national park in Thailand.-Description:Mae Wong National Park is situated in the Thanon Thong Chai Mountain Range....
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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pang Sila Thong
Amphoe Pang Sila Thong
Pang Sila Thong is the southwesternmost district of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:The government split Tambon Pang Ta Wai, Hin Dat and Pho Thong from Khlong Khlung district and created the minor district Pang Sila Thong on May 31, 1993...
and Khanu Woralaksaburi
Amphoe Khanu Woralaksaburi
Khanu Woralaksaburi is a district in the southern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:In 1987 history students from Silpakorn University surveyed in Khanu Woralaksaburi district area. They found stone axe, clay pot and beads of the Khao Kalon community...
of Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan and Tak.- Etymology :...
, Lat Yao
Amphoe Lat Yao
Lat Yao is a district of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, Lat Yao was a part of Krok Phra district. Khun Lat Boriban , the head of the Tambon developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be...
, Chum Ta Bong and Mae Poen of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Umphang
Amphoe Umphang
Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district....
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...
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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 67 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 no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas and 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. | Mae Wong | แม่วงก์ | 9 | 6,914 | |
| 3. | Mae Le | แม่เล่ย์ | 26 | 18,751 | |
| 4. | Wang San | วังซ่าน | 14 | 12,569 | |
| 5. | Khao Chon Kan | เขาชนกัน | 18 | 14,471 |
The missing number 2 was given to Huai Nam Hom, which was reassigned back to Lat Yao district.