Amphoe Wang Nam Yen
Encyclopedia
Wang Nam Yen is a district (Amphoe
) in the southern part of Sa Kaeo Province
, eastern Thailand
.
with Sa Kaeo
. Then the people from Ban Tha Ta Si and Ban Nong Prue moved to settle their new village along the new road in the area. They named the new village Ban Wang Nam Yen after their important water resource. It was upgraded to Tambon Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo district
in 1975. On December 1 1976 the minor district (King Amphoe) Wang Nam Yen was created, consisting of the three tambon Wang Nam Yen, Wang Sombun and Ta Lang Nai. Wang Nam Yen was upgraded to a full district on April 1, 1983.
, Watthana Nakhon
, Khlong Hat
Wang Sombun
of Sa Kaeo Province and Tha Takiap
of Chachoengsao Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban
). Wang Nam Yen is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Wang Nam Yen. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Wang Sombun 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...
) in the southern part of Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...
, eastern 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
In 1971 the government built a new road connecting ChanthaburiChanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi is a province of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand...
with Sa Kaeo
Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...
. Then the people from Ban Tha Ta Si and Ban Nong Prue moved to settle their new village along the new road in the area. They named the new village Ban Wang Nam Yen after their important water resource. It was upgraded to Tambon Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo district
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo
Amphoe Mueang Sa Kaeo is the capital district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Watthana Nakhon and Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo, and Kabin Buri and Na Di of Prachinburi Province.The Sankambeng Range mountainous area is...
in 1975. On December 1 1976 the minor district (King Amphoe) Wang Nam Yen was created, consisting of the three tambon Wang Nam Yen, Wang Sombun and Ta Lang Nai. Wang Nam Yen was upgraded to a full district on April 1, 1983.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao ChakanAmphoe Khao Chakan
Khao Chakan is a district in the western part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sa Kaeo, Watthana Nakhon, Khlong Hat and Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo Province, and Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province.The district is named after the hills of Khao Chakan,...
, Watthana Nakhon
Amphoe Watthana Nakhon
Watthana Nakhon is a district in the central part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Watthana Nakhon is an ancient city...
, Khlong Hat
Amphoe Khlong Hat
Khlong Hat is the southeasternmost district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:The area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat or Lakooch tree along the canals . When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name...
Wang Sombun
Amphoe Wang Sombun
Wang Sombun is a district in the southwestern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Nam Yen and Khlong Hat of Sa Kaeo Province, Soi Dao and Kaeng Hang Maeo of Chanthaburi Province, and Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province.-History:The minor district ...
of Sa Kaeo Province and Tha Takiap
Amphoe Tha Takiap
Tha Takiap is the easternmost district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The minor district Tha Takiap was established on April 1 1991 by splitting off two tambon from Sanam Chai Khet district...
of Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao Province
Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...
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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 69 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...
). Wang Nam Yen is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Wang Nam Yen. There are further 3 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. | Wang Nam Yen | วังน้ำเย็น | 18 | 21,598 | |
| 3. | Ta Lang Nai | ตาหลังใน | 14 | 12,882 | |
| 5. | Khlong Hin Pun | คลองหินปูน | 15 | 9,492 | |
| 6. | Thung Maha Charoen | ทุ่งมหาเจริญ | 22 | 18,087 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Wang Sombun district.