Amphoe Wang Yang
Encyclopedia
Wang Yang is a district (Amphoe
) of Nakhon Phanom Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
and Na Kae
of Nakhon Phanom Province, Khok Si Suphan
and Phon Na Kaeo
of Sakon Nakhon Province
.
.
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
.
), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
), and 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 Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
, 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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Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pla PakAmphoe Pla Pak
Pla Pak is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Na Kae and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Phon Na Kaeo and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The area of the district was at...
and Na Kae
Amphoe Na Kae
Na Kae is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The...
of Nakhon Phanom Province, Khok Si Suphan
Amphoe Khok Si Suphan
Khok Si Suphan is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on May 5 1981, when the three tambon Tong Khop, Lao Phon Kho and Dan Muang Kham were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district...
and Phon Na Kaeo
Amphoe Phon Na Kaeo
Phon Na Kaeo is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on April 1 1991, when the four tambon Ban Phon, Na Kaeo, Na Tong Watthana and Ban Paen were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district...
of Sakon Nakhon Province
Sakon Nakhon Province
Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...
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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Wang Yang was established on July 1, 1997, when four tambon were split off from Na Kae districtAmphoe Na Kae
Na Kae is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Yang, Pla Pak, Renu Nakhon and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, and Tao Ngoi and Khok Si Suphan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The...
.
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
.
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 27 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....
), and 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. | Wang Yang | วังยาง | 9 | 4,637 | |
| 2. | Khok Si | โคกสี | 7 | 2,956 | |
| 3. | Yot Chat | ยอดชาด | 7 | 4,899 | |
| 4. | Nong Pho | หนองโพธิ์ | 4 | 1,948 |