Amphoe Thung Yang Daeng
Encyclopedia
Thung Yang Daeng is a district (Amphoe
) of Pattani Province
, southern Thailand
.
. On July 4 1994 it was upgraded to a full district.
of Yala Province
, Yarang
, Mayo
, Sai Buri and Kapho
of Pattani Province.
), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 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 Pattani Province
Pattani Province
Pattani is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Narathiwat, Yala and Songkhla.-Geography:...
, 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...
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Thung Yang Daeng was created on May 16 1977, when four tambon were split from Mayo districtAmphoe Mayo
-History:The area of Mayo was originally part of Yaring district. In 1900 the district was established, then named Rako . When in the following year the district office in tambon Mayo was opened the district was renamed after its central tambon....
. On July 4 1994 it was upgraded to a full district.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) RamanAmphoe Raman
Raman is a district in the northeastern part of Yala Province, southern Thailand.-History:The name Raman is actually the Thai corruption of Reman , its original Malay name...
of Yala Province
Yala Province
Yala is the southernmost province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat. Yala is the only land-locked province in the south of Thailand...
, Yarang
Amphoe Yarang
-History:The old district office was located in Ban Ano Bulo, Tambon Yarang. However as the old location was flooded every year, the office was moved to Ban Bin Ya Limo on February 10, 1930...
, Mayo
Amphoe Mayo
-History:The area of Mayo was originally part of Yaring district. In 1900 the district was established, then named Rako . When in the following year the district office in tambon Mayo was opened the district was renamed after its central tambon....
, Sai Buri and Kapho
Amphoe Kapho
-History:The minor district Kapho was formed on March 15 1982 by splitting the three southern tambon from Sai Buri district. On November 4 1993 it was upgraded to a full district.-Geography:...
of Pattani Province.
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 22 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 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. | Talo Maena | ตะโละแมะนา | 4 | 2,983 | |
| 2. | Phithen | พิเทน | 7 | 7,481 | |
| 3. | Nam Dam | น้ำดำ | 4 | 3,122 | |
| 4. | Paku | ปากู | 7 | 6,617 |