Official Name: | Sawang Wirawong |
Native Name: | สว่างวีระวงศ์ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ubon Ratchathani |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Sawang |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 30170 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 34190 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 3432 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 15.2414°N 105.0922°W |
Sawang Wirawong (Thai: สว่างวีระวงศ์, in Thai pronounced as /sā.wàːŋ wīː.rā.wōŋ/; สว่างวีรวงศ์, in Lao pronounced as /sā.wāːŋ wi᷇ː lā.wo᷇ŋ/) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.
Sawang Wirawong was separated from Warin Chamrap district to create a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1995.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Don Mot Daeng, Tan Sum, Phibun Mangsahan, Na Yia, Warin Chamrap, and Mueang Ubon Ratchathani.
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 53 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Kaeng Dom | แก่งโดม | 11 | 5,300 | ||
2. | Tha Chang | ท่าช้าง | 18 | 10,119 | ||
3. | Bung Malaeng | บุ่งมะแลง | 12 | 6,978 | ||
4. | Sawang | สว่าง | 12 | 7,773 |