Chiang Yuen 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 Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham Province

Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

, 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...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chuen Chom

Amphoe Chuen Chom

Chuen Chom is a district in the north of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province, Sam Sung and Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province, Huai Mek and Yang Talat of Kalasin Province.-History:The minor district was split off...

 of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat

Amphoe Yang Talat

Yang Talat is a district in the western part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Mek, Nong Kung Si, Mueang Kalasin, Khong Chai of Kalasin Province, Kantharawichai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:Originally named Pachim Kalasin ,...

 of Kalasin Province

Kalasin Province

Kalasin is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sakon Nakhon, Mukdahan, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.-Geography:...

, Kantharawichai

Amphoe Kantharawichai

Kantharawichai is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat and Khong Chai of Kalasin Province.-History:The district goes back to...

 and Kosum Phisai

Amphoe Kosum Phisai

Kosum Phisai is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Yuen, Kantharawichai, Mueang Maha Sarakham, Borabue and Kut Rang of Maha Sarakham Province, Ban Phai, Ban Haet and Mueang Khon Kaen of Khon Kaen...

 of Maha Sarakham again, Mueang Khon Kaen

Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen

Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-History:In 1917, the district...

 and Sam Sung

Amphoe Sam Sung

Sam Sung is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was established on March 31 1994 by splitting five tambon from Kranuan district...

 of Khon Kaen Province

Khon Kaen Province

-History:The first city of the area was established in 1783 when Rajakruluang settled there with 330 people. King Rama I made Rajakruluang the first governor of the area when establishing tighter connections with the Isan area. The main city was moved six times until in 1879 it reached its modern...

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History

On August 16 1958 the minor district (King Amphoe) was split off from Kantharawichai

Amphoe Kantharawichai

Kantharawichai is a district in the northern part of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province, Yang Talat and Khong Chai of Kalasin Province.-History:The district goes back to...

, consisting of the 4 tambon Chiang Yuen, Chuen Chom, Ku Thong and Nong Son. On December 11 1959 it was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 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 116 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...

). Chiang Yuen is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Chiang Yuen. There are further 8 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.	Chiang Yuen	เชียงยืน	19	13,758
3.	Nong Son	หนองซอน	16	6,895
5.	Don Ngoen	ดอนเงิน	15	7,128
6.	Ku Thong	กู่ทอง	19	10,155
7.	Na Thong	นาทอง	11	5,690
8.	Suea Thao	เสือเฒ่า	16	8,374
11.	Phon Thong	โพนทอง	12	6,036
12.	Lao Bua Ban	เหล่าบัวบาน	8	3,668

Missing numbers are the tambon which now form Chuen Chom district.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)