Amphoe Nuea Khlong
Encyclopedia
Nuea Khlong is a district (amphoe
) in Krabi Province
, Thailand
.
.
It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
, Khao Phanom
, Khlong Thom
and Ko Lanta
. To the west is the Andaman Sea
.
), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (muban
). Nuea Khlong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nuea Khlong. Each tambon has a Tambon administrative organization (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 Krabi Province
Krabi Province
Krabi is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang. The Phuket province to the west is also neighbouring, but without any land boundary...
, 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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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off 8 tambon from Mueang Krabi districtAmphoe Mueang Krabi
Krabi is the capital district of Krabi Province in southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ao Luek, Khao Phanom and Nuea Khlong. To the south and west borders the Phang Nga Bay....
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It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Mueang KrabiAmphoe Mueang Krabi
Krabi is the capital district of Krabi Province in southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ao Luek, Khao Phanom and Nuea Khlong. To the south and west borders the Phang Nga Bay....
, Khao Phanom
Amphoe Khao Phanom
-History:The minor district was created on December 1 1967 by adding together the tambon Khao Phanom, Khao Din and 2 villages of Khok Yang of Mueang Krabi district and tambon Sin Pun from Khlong Thom...
, Khlong Thom
Amphoe Khlong Thom
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom and Lam Thap of Krabi Province, and Wang Wiset and Sikao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.-Administration:...
and Ko Lanta
Ko Lanta
- Slogan :Based upon Krabi province, it holds the slogan as of the province i.e.:"The province of coal mines , Fossil shell beach , towering mountains, beautiful streams, an abundance of islands, palm plantations, sandy beaches, wonderful sea world, Emerald of Andaman, and heavenly Phi Phi...
. To the west is the Andaman Sea
Andaman Sea
The Andaman Sea or Burma Sea is a body of water to the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, south of Burma, west of Thailand and east of the Andaman Islands, India; it is part of the Indian Ocean....
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 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 56 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...
). Nuea Khlong is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nuea Khlong. Each tambon has a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
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