Amphoe Na Mom
Encyclopedia
Na Mom is a district (Amphoe
) of Songkhla Province
, southern Thailand
.
, which was changed into tambon Na Mom in 1943. On April 30 1981 it was made the minor district (King Amphoe) Na Mom, together with three further tambon from Hat Yai district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.
, Chana
and Hat Yai
.
), which are further subdivided into 29 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas within the district, and further 4 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...
) of Songkhla Province
Songkhla Province
Songkhla is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Satun, Phatthalung, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani and Yala. To the south it borders Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia....
, southern 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 district was at first the tambon Thung Phra Khian (ทุ่งพระเคียน) of Hat Yai districtAmphoe Hat Yai
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khuan Kalong of Satun Province, and Rattaphum, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang, Singhanakhon, Mueang Songkhla, Na Mom, Chana, Sadao and Khlong Hoi Khong....
, which was changed into tambon Na Mom in 1943. On April 30 1981 it was made the minor district (King Amphoe) Na Mom, together with three further tambon from Hat Yai district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang SongkhlaAmphoe Mueang Songkhla
Mueang Songkhla is the capital district of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chana, Na Mom, Hat Yai and Singhanakhon of Songkhla Province...
, Chana
Amphoe Chana
Chana is a district in the southeastern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thepha, Na Thawi, Sadao, Hat Yai, Na Mom and Mueang Songkhla of Songkhla Province...
and Hat Yai
Amphoe Hat Yai
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khuan Kalong of Satun Province, and Rattaphum, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang, Singhanakhon, Mueang Songkhla, Na Mom, Chana, Sadao and Khlong Hoi Khong....
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 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 29 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...
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas within the district, and further 4 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. | Na Mom | นาหม่อม | 10 | 7,537 | |
| 2. | Phichit | พิจิตร | 6 | 4,343 | |
| 3. | Thung Khamin | ทุ่งขมิ้น | 7 | 4,986 | |
| 4. | Khlong Rang | คลองหรัง | 6 | 4,084 |