Amphoe Na Yai Am
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Na Yai Am is a district (Amphoe
) in the western part of Chanthaburi Province
, eastern Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
of Rayong Province
, Kaeng Hang Maeo
and Tha Mai
of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand
.
), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban
). Na Yai Am is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Na Yai Am. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
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 Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi is a province of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand...
, eastern 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 district was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off the five western tambon of Tha Mai districtAmphoe Tha Mai
-History:The district was created in 1900, then named Khamong . 4 years later the district office was moved to the area of Wat Khao Phloi Waen, and the district name was changed accordingly to Phloi Waen...
. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) KlaengAmphoe Klaeng
Klaeng is a district in the eastern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:In the reign of King Chulalongkorn , Mueang Klaeng was the 4th class city under Monthon Chanthaburi. The old Mueang office was located in Ban Laem Mueang, Tambon Paknam Prasae. In 1897 the office was moved to...
of Rayong Province
Rayong Province
Rayong province is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chon Buri and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.-History:...
, Kaeng Hang Maeo
Amphoe Kaeng Hang Maeo
Kaeng Hang Maeo is the northwesternmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Soi Dao, Khao Khitchakut, Tha Mai, Na Yai Am of Chanthaburi Province, Klaeng, Khao Chamao of Rayong Province, Bo Thong of Chonburi Province, Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao...
and Tha Mai
Amphoe Tha Mai
-History:The district was created in 1900, then named Khamong . 4 years later the district office was moved to the area of Wat Khao Phloi Waen, and the district name was changed accordingly to Phloi Waen...
of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...
.
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 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...
). Na Yai Am is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Na Yai Am. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
| 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. | Na Yai Am | นายายอาม | 15 | 9414 | |
| 2. | Wang Tanot | วังโตนด | 10 | 3532 | |
| 3. | Krachae | กระแจะ | 11 | 4671 | |
| 4. | Sanam Chai | สนามไชย | 8 | 4349 | |
| 5. | Chang Kham | ช้างข้าม | 13 | 4739 | |
| 6. | Wang Mai | วังใหม่ | 10 | 5403 |