Amphoe Wat Sing
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Wat Sing 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...

) in the northern part of Chainat Province
Chainat Province
Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

, 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Manorom
Amphoe Manorom
Manorom is a district in the northeastern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chainat, Wat Sing of Chainat Province, Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province, Phayuha Khiri and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Mueang Chainat
Amphoe Mueang Chainat
Mueang Chainat is the capital district of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sapphaya, Sankhaburi, Hankha, Wat Sing, Manorom of Chainat Province and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province.-History:In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Ban Kluai...

, Hankha
Amphoe Hankha
Hankha is a district in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao , it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang...

 and Nong Mamong
Amphoe Nong Mamong
Nong Mamong is the northwesternmost district of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wat Sing and Hankha of Chainat Province, Ban Rai, Huai Khot, Nong Chang and Nong Khayang of Uthai Thani Province.-History:The minor district was established on July 15 1996...

 of Chainat Province, Nong Khayang
Amphoe Nong Khayang
Nong Khayang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.Khayang is a local instrument for irrigation.-History:Nong Luang was an important border checkpoint since the Ayutthaya era...

 and Mueang Uthai Thani
Amphoe Mueang Uthai Thani
Mueang Uthai Thani is the capital district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Khayang, Thap Than, of Uthai Thani Province, Krok Phra, Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan Province, Manorom and Wat Sing of Chainat Province.-Administration:The district is...

 of Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and Tak.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 47 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...

). Wat Sing is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Wat Sing. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai 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. Wat Sing วัดสิงห์
4,028
2. Makham Thao มะขามเฒ่า 11 5,174
3. Nong Noi หนองน้อย 8 3,744
4. Nong Bua หนองบัว 5 2,755
6. Nong Khun หนองขุ่น 8 3,443
7. Bo Rae บ่อแร่ 7 2,886
11. Wang Man วังหมัน 8 4,359

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nong Mamong district.

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