Watthana Nakhon is a district (Amphoe

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 central 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...

.

History

Watthana Nakhon is an ancient city. Established before 1917 and originally named just Watthana, it was a minor district (King Amphoe) under Aranyaprathet district, until it was upgraded to a full district on June 6, 1956.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Ta Phraya

Amphoe Ta Phraya

Ta Phraya is the northeasternmost district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:The area was originally dense forest of Aranyaprathet district. Later people moved to there for agricultural work. When the community grew bigger, the government created Ta Phraya minor district in 1959...

, Khok Sung, Aranyaprathet

Amphoe Aranyaprathet

Aranyaprathet is a district in Sa Kaeo Province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the East.-Economy:Aranyaprathet was formerly a stop on the railroad connecting Bangkok with Phnom Penh, Cambodia...

, 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 Nam Yen

Amphoe Wang Nam Yen

Wang Nam Yen is a district in the southern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:In 1971 the government built a new road connecting Chanthaburi 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...

, Khao Chakan

Amphoe 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,...

, Mueang Sa Kaeo

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...

 of Sa Kaeo Province, Khon Buri

Amphoe Khon Buri

Khon Buri is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khon Buri in Thai language means the origin of the river, which refers to one of tributaries of the Mun river passing through. In the past it was called Ban Khon Buri...

, Soeng Sang

Amphoe Soeng Sang

Soeng Sang is a district in the southeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-Etymology:The meaning of the district name in Thai is dawn or nearly dawn. The city temple is called Wat Thung Rung Arun Si Soeng Sang.-History:The area was separated from Khon Buri district...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

 and Non Din Daeng

Amphoe Non Din Daeng

Non Din Daeng is the southwesternmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pakham, Lahan Sai of Buriram Province, Ta Phraya, Watthana Nakhon of Sa Kaeo Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.The Sankambeng Range mountainous area...

 of Buriram Province

Buriram Province

Buri Ram or is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

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The Sankambeng Range

Sankambeng Range

The Sankamphaeng Range, also Sankambeng Range or Sungumpang Range is one of the mountain ranges separating Eastern Thailand from the northeast or Isan.-Description:This mountain chain runs in a WNW-ESE direction...

 mountainous area is located in the northern section of this district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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 115 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...

). Watthana Nakhon is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Watthana Nakhon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Watthana Nakhon	วัฒนานคร	14	13,503
2.	Tha Kwian	ท่าเกวียน	14	10,224
3.	Phak Kha	ผักขะ	13	5,401
4.	Non Mak Kheng	โนนหมากเค็ง	9	5,289
5.	Nong Nam Sai	หนองน้ำใส	9	6,584
6.	Chong Kum	ช่องกุ่ม	9	5,787
7.	Nong Waeng	หนองแวง	7	3,831
8.	Sae-o	แซร์ออ	14	10,760
9.	Nong Mak Fai	หนองหมากฝ้าย	8	5,934
10.	Nong Takhian Bon	หนองตะเคียนบอน	10	6,477
11.	Huai Chot	ห้วยโจด	6	6,066

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)