Don Tan district explained

Official Name:Don Tan
Native Name:ดอนตาล
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mukdahan
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Don Tan
Established Title:District established
Established Date:1963
Population Total:42215
Population As Of:2008
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:49120
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4903
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.3167°N 104.92°W

Don Tan (in Thai pronounced as /dɔ̄ːn tāːn/) is the southeasternmost district (amphoe) of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Originally Don Tan was a tambon of Mukdahan district, Nakhon Phanom province. Don Tan was upgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) in 1963,[1] which was further upgraded to a full district in 1974.[2] When the government established Mukdahan Province in 1982, Don Tan district was assigned to be a district of the new province.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Chanuman of Amnat Charoen province; Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon province; Nikhom Kham Soi and Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong River.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (mubans). Don Tan is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Don Tan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[4]
1.Don Tanดอนตาล127,013
2.Pho Saiโพธิ์ไทร74,686
3.Pa Raiป่าไร่118,609
4.Lao Miเหล่าหมี96,595
5.Ban Bakบ้านบาก75,432
6.Na Samengนาสะเม็ง97,047
7.Ban Kaengบ้านแก้ง72,833

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 80. 14 ง. 221. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/014/221.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406110713/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/014/221.PDF. dead. April 6, 2012. 1963-02-05. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 91. 54 ก ฉบับพิเศษ. 30–33. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/A/054/30.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718004436/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/A/054/30.PDF. dead. July 18, 2011. 1974-03-28. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 99. 121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ. 14–17. th:พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2525/A/121/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120604070448/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2525/A/121/14.PDF. dead. June 4, 2012. 1982-08-27. Thai.
  4. Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917104609/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5149_01.html. 2009-09-17.