Amphoe Buachet
Encyclopedia
Buachet is a district (Amphoe
) in the southeastern part of Surin Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
. At first a temporary district office was established at the base of the Patrol Police group of the area. It became a full district on 27 July 1984.
of Surin Province, Khukhan
, Phu Sing
of Sisaket Province
, and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia
.
), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban
). Buachet itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Buachet. There are in addition six 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...
) in the southeastern part of Surin Province
Surin Province
Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...
, 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...
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Buachet was created on 21 August 1978 when the three tambon, Buachet, Sadao, and Charat, were split off from Sangkha districtAmphoe Sangkha
Sangkha is a district in the southern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In 1759 the White Elephant of King Ekkathat escaped from Ayutthaya to the forest in Khwaeng Mueang Phimai area. Chiang Kha , leader of Ban Khok Atcha and his groups volunteered to catch the elephant and...
. At first a temporary district office was established at the base of the Patrol Police group of the area. It became a full district on 27 July 1984.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) SangkhaAmphoe Sangkha
Sangkha is a district in the southern part of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In 1759 the White Elephant of King Ekkathat escaped from Ayutthaya to the forest in Khwaeng Mueang Phimai area. Chiang Kha , leader of Ban Khok Atcha and his groups volunteered to catch the elephant and...
of Surin Province, Khukhan
Amphoe Khukhan
- Geography :Neighboring districts are Prang Ku, Wang Hin, Phrai Bueng, Khun Han and Phu Sing of Sisaket Province, and Buachet and Sangkha of Surin Province....
, Phu Sing
Amphoe Phu Sing
Phu Sing is a district in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1991, when the six tambon Khok Tan, Huai Ta Mon, Huai Tuekchu, Lalom, Takhian Ram and Dong Rak were split off from Khunkhan district...
of Sisaket Province
Sisaket Province
Sisaket , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin, Roi Et, Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani. To the south it borders Oddar Meancheay and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.-Geography:...
, and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
.
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...
). Buachet itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of the tambon Buachet. There are in addition six 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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Buachet | บัวเชด | 13 | 8,972 | |
| 2. | Sadao | สะเดา | 12 | 5,780 | |
| 3. | Charat | จรัส | 12 | 6,300 | |
| 4. | Ta Wang | ตาวัง | 10 | 5,878 | |
| 5. | A Phon | อาโพน | 10 | 6,365 | |
| 6. | Samphao Lun | สำเภาลูน | 10 | 4,582 |
External links
- amphoe.com
- http://cddweb.cdd.go.th/buachet/ (Thai)