Mueang Roi Et district explained

Official Name:Mueang Roi Et
Native Name:เมืองร้อยเอ็ด
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Roi Et
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:153567
Population As Of:26 June 1993
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:45000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4501
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.0533°N 103.6533°W

Mueang Roi Et (Thai: เมืองร้อยเอ็ด, in Thai pronounced as /mɯ̄aŋ rɔ́ːj ʔèt/; เมืองร้อยเอ็ด, in Lao pronounced as /mɯ᷇aŋ lɔ̂ːj ʔět/) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) in the western part of Roi Et province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Mueang Roi Et is an ancient city. The area around the city was made into a district in 1908. In 1913 its name was changed from Pachin Roi Et to Mueang Roi Et.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Changhan, Chiang Khwan, Thawat Buri, At Samat, Mueang Suang (at a single point), Chaturaphak Phiman and Si Somdet of Roi Et Province; and Mueang Maha Sarakham of Maha Sarakham province.

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 195 villages (mubans). Roi Et is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers the whole of tambon Nai Mueang. There are a further 14 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Nai Mueangในเมือง-34,285
2.Rop Mueangรอบเมือง2015,569
3.Nuea Mueangเหนือเมือง2119,797
4.Khon Kaenขอนแก่น147,310
5.Na Phoนาโพธิ์104,718
6.Sa-at Sombunสะอาดสมบูรณ์168,584
8.Si Kaeoสีแก้ว2012,769
9.Po Phanปอภาร (ปอพาน)137,547
10.Non Rangโนนรัง95,603
17.Nong Kaeoหนองแก้ว136,860
18.Nong Waengหนองแวง158,137
20.Dong Lanดงลาน137,755
23.Khaen Yaiแคนใหญ่114,439
24.Non Tanโนนตาล104,977
25.Mueang Thongเมืองทอง105,217
Missing numbers are tambons which now form the Changhan and Si Somdet Districts.

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 30. ง. 1619–1620. th:แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2456/D/1619_1.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510202219/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2456/D/1619_1.PDF. dead. May 10, 2012. October 19, 1913. Thai.