Chiang Khwan district explained

Official Name:Chiang Khwan
Native Name:เชียงขวัญ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Roi Et
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Phra That
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:27859
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:45000[1]
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4518
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.1656°N 103.7519°W

Chiang Khwan (Thai: เชียงขวัญ, in Thai pronounced as /tɕʰīaŋ kʰwǎn/; เซียงขวัญ, in Lao pronounced as /si᷇aŋ kʰwǎn/) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pho Chai, Selaphum, Thawat Buri, Mueang Roi Et, and Changhan of Roi Et Province, and Rong Kham of Kalasin province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 30 April 1994, when six tambons were split off from Thawat Buri district.[2]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[4]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas; there are six tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Chiang Khwanเชียงขวัญ124,666
2.Phlapphlaพลับพลา114,807
3.Phra Thatพระธาตุ82,495
4.Phra Chaoพระเจ้า124,714
5.Mu Monหมูม้น104,727
6.Ban Khueangบ้านเขือง136,450

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Notes and References

  1. Phlapphla and Mu Mon have postcode 45170 (Thawat Buri)
  2. Royal Gazette. 111. 42 ก. 11. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอธวัชบุรี จังหวัดร้อยเอ็ด ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเชียงขวัญ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/11.PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224224913/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/11.PDF. dead. February 24, 2012. May 26, 1994. Thai.
  3. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai. 2007-09-24. 2011-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212636/http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. dead.
  4. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.