Erawan 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 eastern part of Loei Province

Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

, 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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The district is named after the Erawan Cave, located in neighboring Na Wang district very near the boundary to Erawan district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Pha Khao

Amphoe Pha Khao

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Kradueng, Nong Hin, Wang Saphung and Erawan of Loei Province, and Si Bun Rueang of Nongbua Lamphu Province.-History:...

, Wang Saphung

Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...

, Mueang Loei

Amphoe Mueang Loei

Mueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....

 and Na Duang

Amphoe Na Duang

Na Duang is a district in the eastern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of the district was originally Ban Na Duang of Udon Thani Province, a village named after the hunter Duang. He led people to establish a new village there in 1881...

 of Loei Province, and Na Wang

Amphoe Na Wang

Na Wang is a district in the western part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Klang, Si Bun Rueang of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Erawan and Na Duang of Loei Province....

 and Si Bun Rueang

Amphoe Si Bun Rueang

Si Bun Rueang is a district in the southwestern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Bun Rueang.-History:...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nong Bua Lam Phu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

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The main river in the district is the Suai.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on April 1 1995 with territory split off from Wang Saphung

Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...

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Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official
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Symbols

The district slogan is Erawan

Airavata

Airavata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra. It is also called 'Ardha-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the sun". 'Abharamu' is the elephant wife of Airavata. Airavata has...

, large elephant. Area of sweet Longan

Longan

Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree native to South and Southeast Asia, in the Indomalaya ecozone known for its edible fruit.-Vernacular names:The fruit is known as longan or longyan in English...

. Tradition of 100,000 rockets

Rocket Festival

A Rocket Festival is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by Ethnic Lao people throughout much of northeast Thailand and Laos, by numerous villages and municipalities near the beginning of the rainy season...

. Land of silk production.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 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 45 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...

). Erawan and Pha In Plaeng are also subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon), and 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) for the remaining two subdistricts.

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.	Erawan	เอราวัณ	16	12,160
2.	Pha In Plaeng	ผาอินทร์แปลง	14	12,532
3.	Pha Sam Yot	ผาสามยอด	8	7,742
4.	Sap Phaiwan	ทรัพย์ไพวัลย์	7	4,645