Amphoe Wang Nam Yen
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| Province: | Sa Kaeo |
| Area: | 325.05 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 62,059 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 190.9 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 2704 |
| Postal code: | 27120 |
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Wang Nam Yen (Thai: วังน้ำเย็น) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.
[edit] History
In 1971 the government built a new road connecting Chanthaburi with Sa Kaeo. Then the people from Ban Tha Ta Si and Ban Nong Prue moved to settle their new village along the new road in the area. They named the new village Ban Wang Nam Yen after their important water resource. It was upgraded to Tambon Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo district in 1975. The following year it was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on March 1st. Wang Nam Yen was upgraded to a full distict on April 1st, 1983.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Chakan, Watthana Nakhon, Khlong Hat Wang Sombun of Sa Kaeo Province and Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). Wang Nam Yen is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Wang Nam Yen. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Wang Nam Yen | วังน้ำเย็น | 18 | 21,598 | |
| 3. | Ta Lang Nai | ตาหลังใน | 14 | 12,882 | |
| 5. | Khlong Hin Pun | คลองหินปูน | 15 | 9,492 | |
| 6. | Thung Maha Charoen | ทุ่งมหาเจริญ | 22 | 18,087 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Wang Sombun district.
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| Amphoe of Sa Kaeo |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Sa Kaeo - Khlong Hat - Ta Phraya - Wang Nam Yen - Watthana Nakhon - Aranyaprathet - Khao Chakan | ||
| King Amphoe: | Khok Sung - Wang Sombun | ||
