Amphoe Khemarat
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Khemarat is the northernmost district (Amphoe
) of Ubon Ratchathani Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
Khemarat is an ancient city. It was a first class city during Rattanakosin era and reported directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the beginning of the 20th century it became a subordinate of Ubon Ratchathani.
, Kut Khaopun
of Ubon Ratchathani province, Pathum Ratchawongsa
and Chanuman
of Amnat Charoen province
. To the northeast across the Mekong
river are the Laotian provinces of Salavan.
The important water resource is the Mekong
river.
), which are further subdivided into 117 villages (muban
). Khemarat itself is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Khemarat. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Na Tan district.
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 Ubon Ratchathani Province
Ubon Ratchathani Province
-History:The area was part of the Khmer Empire. Before the late eighteenth century, this area evidently was outside Siamese or Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom....
, 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
MueangMueang
Mueang were historical semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos, parts of northern Vietnam and the Shan State of Myanmar. Smaller Mueang were subordinate to more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king, as described in...
Khemarat is an ancient city. It was a first class city during Rattanakosin era and reported directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the beginning of the 20th century it became a subordinate of Ubon Ratchathani.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Tan, Pho SaiAmphoe Pho Sai
Pho Sai is a district in the northeastern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:A group of people from Khemarat district moved to Ban Klang and Ban Nong Khun in 1820...
, Kut Khaopun
Amphoe Kut Khaopun
Kut Khaopun is a district in the northern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Kut Khaopun was created on July 12 1971, when the four tambon Khaopun, Ka Bin, Kaeng Kheng and Non Sawang were split off from Trakan Phuet Phon district...
of Ubon Ratchathani province, Pathum Ratchawongsa
Amphoe Pathum Ratchawongsa
Pathum Ratchawongsa is a district in the eastern part of Amnat Charoen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phana, Mueang Amnat Charoen, Chanuman of Amnat Charoen Province, Khemarat, Kut Khaopun and Trakan Phuet Phon of Ubon Ratchathani Province.-History:The...
and Chanuman
Amphoe Chanuman
Chanuman is the northeasternmost district of Amnat Charoen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Chanuman Monthon was established in 1879. As it was a subordinate Mueang of Ubon Ratchathani, it became a district of Ubon Ratchathani province during the thesaphiban administrative reform...
of Amnat Charoen province
Amnat Charoen Province
Amnat Charoen is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon and Mukdahan. To the east it borders Salavan of Laos.-Geography:...
. To the northeast 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 are the Laotian provinces of Salavan.
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.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 9 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 117 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...
). Khemarat itself is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Khemarat. There are further 9 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... |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khemarat | เขมราฐ | 19 | 16,987 | |
| 3. | Kham Pom | ขามป้อม | 17 | 9,288 | |
| 4. | Chiat | เจียด | 9 | 4,858 | |
| 7. | Nong Phue | หนองผือ | 13 | 9,243 | |
| 8. | Na Waeng | นาแวง | 12 | 7,052 | |
| 10. | Kaeng Nuea | แก้งเหนือ | 10 | 6,253 | |
| 11. | Nong Nok Tha | หนองนกทา | 13 | 5,764 | |
| 12. | Nong Sim | หนองสิม | 10 | 4,908 | |
| 13. | Hua Na | หัวนา | 14 | 12,657 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Na Tan district.