Amphoe Wan Yai
Encyclopedia
Wan Yai is a district (Amphoe
) of Mukdahan Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
of Mukdahan Province and That Phanom
of Nakhon Phanom Province
. To the east across the Mekong
river is the Laotian
province of Savannakhet.
The important water resource is the Mekong
river.
. In 1982 it was one of 6 districts which formed the new province Mukdahan. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on May 9 1992.
), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organization (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 Mukdahan Province
Mukdahan Province
Mukdahan is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Amnat Charoen, Yasothon, Roi Et, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon and Nakhon Phanom. To the east it borders the Mekong River, across which lies Savannakhet Province of Laos.-Geography:The province is located in the...
, northeastern 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...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang MukdahanAmphoe Mueang Mukdahan
Mueang Mukdahan is the capital district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again...
of Mukdahan Province and That Phanom
Amphoe That Phanom
That Phanom is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.The district is named after Wat Phra That Phanom, the most important Buddhist temple in the region.-Geography:...
of Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
. To the east across the Mekong
Mekong
The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
river is the Laotian
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
province of Savannakhet.
The important water resource is the Mekong
Mekong
The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
river.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Wan Yai was created on September 16 1977, when the tambon Wan Yai, Pong Kham and Bang Sai Noi were split off from Mukdahan districtAmphoe Mueang Mukdahan
Mueang Mukdahan is the capital district of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Don Tan, Nikhom Kham Soi, Nong Sung, Khamcha-i, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province and Wan Yai of Mukdahan Province again...
. In 1982 it was one of 6 districts which formed the new province Mukdahan. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on May 9 1992.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 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 44 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 organization (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. | Wan Yai | หว้านใหญ่ | 11 | 4,739 | |
| 2. | Pong Kham | ป่งขาม | 11 | 5,337 | |
| 3. | Bang Sai Noi | บางทรายน้อย | 11 | 4,715 | |
| 4. | Chanot | ชะโนด | 5 | 2,444 | |
| 5. | Dong Mu | ดงหมู | 6 | 1,448 |
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)