Amphoe Nam Yuen

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Nam Yuen
น้ำยืน
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Province: Ubon Ratchathani
District office: Si Wichian
14°29′21″N, 105°0′3″E
Area: 854.5 km²
Inhabitants: 67,641 (2005)
Pop. density: 79.2 inh./km²
Geocode: 3409
Postal code: 34160
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Map of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand highlighting Nam Yuen

Nam Yuen (Thai: น้ำยืน) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] History

A group of people from Det Udom moved to Ban Chanla Na Dom of Champassak during the reign of King Mongkut. Later in 1881 the king of Champassak proposed to King Chulalongkorn to upgraded Ban Chanla Na Dom to Mueang Dom Pradit, under the control of the Champassak Kingdom. When Champask became part of French Indochine, Mueang Dom Pradit was downgraded to be a tambon of Det Udom district. As the area of Det Udom was very large, the governor of Ubon Ratchathani proposed to the government to establish a minor district (King Amphoe). This was created on March 17 1969 by splitting off the four tambon Song, Ta Kao, Yang and Dom Pradit.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on March 29th, 1974.[2]

[edit] Etymology

The name Nam Yuen has two origins: at first the district office is located in the area of the village Nam Yuen, as well as the area has three fertile rivers, Bon, Chong and Ta Em, as Nam Yuen in Thai means long-lasting water.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nam Khun, Det Udom, Na Chaluai of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Champasak of Laos and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

The important water resource is the Dom Yai River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). Nam Yuen itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Song and Si Wichian. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Song โซง 10 7,775
3. Yang ยาง 12 7,548
4. Dom Pradit โดมประดิษฐ์ 17 15,771
6. Bu Pueai บุเปือย 15 8,939
7. Si Wichian สีวิเชียร 14 14,354
9. Yang Yai ยางใหญ่ 12 6,055
11. Kao Kham เก่าขาม 12 7,199

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Nam Khun

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai) (March 25 1969). Royal Gazette 86 (24 ง): 1017. 
  2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗" (in Thai) (March 28 1974). Royal Gazette 91 (54 ก special issue): 30–33. 

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