Amphoe Wan Yai
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| Province: | Mukdahan |
| Area: | 84.48 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 18,683 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 221.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4906 |
| Postal code: | 49150 |
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Wan Yai (Thai: หว้านใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.
The important water resource is the Mekong river.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into 5 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Wan Yai | หว้านใหญ่ | 11 | 4,739 | |
| 2. | Pong Kham | ป่งขาม | 11 | 5,337 | |
| 3. | Bang Sai Noi | บางทรายน้อย | 11 | 4,715 | |
| 4. | Cha Not | ชะโนด | 5 | 2,444 | |
| 5. | Dong Mu | ดงหมู | 6 | 1,448 |
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| Amphoe of Mukdahan |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Mukdahan - Nikhom Kham Soi - Don Tan - Dong Luang - Khamcha-i - Wan Yai - Nong Sung |
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