Amphoe Thawat Buri
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Province: | Roi Et |
District office: | Niwet |
Area: | 374.0 km² |
Inhabitants: | 68,431 (2005) |
Pop. density: | 183.0 inh./km² |
Geocode: | 4505 |
Postal code: | 45170 |
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Thawat Buri (Thai: ธวัชบุรี) is a district (Amphoe) of Roi Et Province, Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
The district is located in central Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chiang Khwan, Selaphum, Thung Khao Luang, At Samat and Mueang Roi Et.
[edit] History
In 1913 the district was renamed from Uthai Roi Et (อุไทยร้อยเอ็ด) to Saeng Badan (แซงบาดาล).[1] In 1939 it received it current name Thawat Buri.[2]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Niwet covers parts of tambon Niwet, Thong Thani covers the whole tambon Thong Thani and parts of Bueng Nakhon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Niwet | นิเวศน์ | 17 | 8,960 | |
2. | Thong Thani | ธงธานี | 10 | 6,188 | |
3. | Nong Phai | หนองไผ่ | 18 | 7,626 | |
4. | Thawat Buri | ธวัชบุรี | 12 | 4,792 | |
6. | Um Mao | อุ่มเม้า | 15 | 7,690 | |
7. | Ma-ue | มะอึ | 10 | 5,508 | |
10. | Khwao Thung | เขวาทุ่ง | 10 | 4,548 | |
15. | Phaisan | ไพศาล | 9 | 4,042 | |
17. | Mueang Noi | เมืองน้อย | 13 | 5,163 | |
20. | Bueng Nakhon | บึงนคร | 13 | 6,219 | |
22. | Ratchathani | ราชธานี | 11 | 3,573 | |
24. | Nong Phok | หนองพอก | 9 | 4,122 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Chiang Khwan and Thung Khao Luang.
[edit] References
- ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ" (in Thai) (October 19 1913). Royal Gazette 30 (0 ง): 1619–1620.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai) (April 17 1939). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364.
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