Prasat district explained

Official Name:Prasat
Native Name:ปราสาท
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Surin
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Kang Aen
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:18
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:241
Established Title:District established
Established Date:1938
Population Total:156900
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:32140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3205
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:14.6406°N 103.4047°W

Prasat (Thai: ปราสาท, in Thai pronounced as /prāː.sàːt/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Surin, Lamduan, Sangkha, Kap Choeng, and Phanom Dong Rak of Surin Province; Ban Kruat, Prakhon Chai, Phlapphla Chai, and Krasang of Buriram province.

History

The area of the district was originally part of Mueang Surin district. It was split off as a separate district on 4 March 1938, consisting of the seven tambons: Kang Aen, Bakdai, Ta Bao, Prue, Thung Mon, Phlai, and Thamo.[1]

Administration

Central administration

Prasat district is divided into 18 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 241 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[2]
1.Kang AenThai: กังแอน1818,837
2.ThamoThai: ทมอ136,599
3.PhlaiThai: ไพล125,866
4.PrueThai: ปรือ1911,566
5.Thung MonThai: ทุ่งมน117,187
6.Ta BaoThai: ตาเบา199,062
7.Nong YaiThai: หนองใหญ่1711,828
8.Khok YangThai: โคกยาง1814,112
9.Khok Sa-atThai: โคกสะอาด2011,354
10.Ban SaiThai: บ้านไทร96,576
11.Chok Na SamThai: โชคนาสาม1411,457
12.Chuea PhloengThai: เชื้อเพลิง127,756
13.Prasat ThanongThai: ปราสาททนง115,218
14.TaniThai: ตานี97,208
15.Ban PhluangThai: บ้านพลวง147,874
16.KantuatramuanThai: กันตวจระมวล85,680
17.SamutThai: สมุด84,119
18.Prathat BuThai: ประทัดบุ94,601

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are 17 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 54. ง. 3085. th:ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอปราสาทและยุบอำเภอชุมพลบุรีลงเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2480/D/3085.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406104845/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2480/D/3085.PDF. dead. April 6, 2012. March 14, 1938. Thai.
  2. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-05-03.