Plaeng Yao is a district (Amphoe

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 Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

, central 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) Plaeng Yao was established on October 16 1978 with the three tambon Plaeng Yao, Hua Samrong and Wang Kaen from Bang Khla district

Amphoe Bang Khla

Bang Khla is a district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Bang Khla district was established in 1901. The district office was located in Wat Mai Bang Khla, nowadays in Tambon Ban Suan. Bang Khla is the name of the village Ban Bang Khla, which is located at the Khlong Bang Khla...

. It was upgraded to a full district on March 15 1985.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Pho

Amphoe Ban Pho

Ban Pho is a district in the western part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established by separate a part of Mueang Chachoengsao district in 1903, then named Sanam Chan by Prince Marubhongse Siribhadhana, the governor of Monthon Prachinburi...

, Bang Khla

Amphoe Bang Khla

Bang Khla is a district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Bang Khla district was established in 1901. The district office was located in Wat Mai Bang Khla, nowadays in Tambon Ban Suan. Bang Khla is the name of the village Ban Bang Khla, which is located at the Khlong Bang Khla...

, Ratchasan

Amphoe Ratchasan

Ratchasan is a district in the central part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The area of Ratchasan was separated from Phanom Sarakham district and settled a minor district on February 16, 1977...

, Phanom Sarakham

Amphoe Phanom Sarakham

Phanom Sarakham is a district in the central part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Phanom Sarakham was a city of Ayutthaya kingdom, in the same age as Mueang Phanat Nikhom and Sanam Chai Khet....

 and Sanam Chai Khet

Amphoe Sanam Chai Khet

Sanam Chai Khet is a district in the eastern part of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Sanam Chai Khet was a city of Ayutthaya kingdom, contemporary with neighboring Mueang Phanat Nikhom and Phanom Sarakham....

 of Chachoengsao Province, and Ko Chan

Amphoe Ko Chan

Ko Chan is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on July 1 1997 by splitting the eastern part off from Phanat Nikhom district....

, Phanat Nikhom

Amphoe Phanat Nikhom

Phanat Nikhom is a district in the northern part of Chonburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Phanat Nikhom is an ancient city dating back to Khmer times. Archaeologists found a fortress and city walls within the district area. In Rattanakosin era, King Rama III established Mueang Phanat...

 and Phan Thong

Amphoe Phan Thong

Phan Thong is a district of the province of Chon Buri in Thailand.Neighboring districts are Bang Pakong, Ban Pho , Phanat Nikhom, Ban Bueng and Mueang Chon Buri.-Administration:...

 of Chonburi Province

Chonburi Province

Chonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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 48 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 three townships (thesaban tambon within the district - Hua Samrong covers parts of tambon Hua Samrong, Plaeng Yao parts of tambon Plaeng Yao and Wang Yen, and Thung Sadao also parts of tambon Plaeng Yao and Wang Yen. 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...
1.	Plaeng Yao	แปลงยาว	13	9,161
2.	Wang Yen	วังเย็น	11	10,542
3.	Hua Samrong	หัวสำโรง	12	10,146
4.	Nong Mai Kaen	หนองไม้แก่น	12	6,758

External links

• amphoe.com