Thawat Buri district explained

Official Name:Thawat Buri
Native Name:ธวัชบุรี
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:Niwet
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:68431
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:45170
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4505
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.0386°N 103.7469°W

Thawat Buri (Thai: ธวัชบุรี, in Thai pronounced as /tʰā.wát bū.rīː/) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.

Geography

The district is in central Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chiang Khwan, Selaphum, Thung Khao Luang, At Samat, and Mueang Roi Et.

History

In 1913 the district was renamed from Uthai Roi Et (อุไทยร้อยเอ็ด) to Saeng Badan (แซงบาดาล).[1] In 1939 it received its current name, Thawat Buri.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (mubans). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons). Ban Niwet covers parts of tambon Niwet, Thong Thani covers tambon Thong Thani and parts of Bueng Nakhon. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Niwetนิเวศน์178,960
2.Thong Thaniธงธานี106,188
3.Nong Phaiหนองไผ่187,626
4.Thawat Buriธวัชบุรี124,792
6.Um Maoอุ่มเม้า157,690
7.Ma-ueมะอึ105,508
10.Khwao Thungเขวาทุ่ง104,548
15.Phaisanไพศาล94,042
17.Mueang Noiเมืองน้อย135,163
20.Bueng Nakhonบึงนคร136,219
22.Ratchathaniราชธานี113,573
24.Nong Phokหนองพอก94,122
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Chiang Khwan and Thung Khao Luang Districts.

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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.
  2. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.