Det Udom District

Det Udom
เดชอุดม
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ubon Ratchathani Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Ubon Ratchathani
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 1,189.0 km2 (459.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 169,896
 • Density 142.9/km2 (370.1/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 34160
Geocode 3407

Det Udom (Thai: เดชอุดม) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Samrong, Warin Chamrap, Na Yia, Phibun Mangsahan, Buntharik, Na Chaluai, Nam Yuen, Nam Khun, Thung Si Udom of Ubon Ratchathani Province and Benchalak of Sisaket Province

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 229 villages (muban). Mueang Det is a town (thesaban mueang) covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are also three townships (thesaban tambon) - Na Suang and Bua Ngam each cover parts of the same-named tambon, and Kut Prathai covers the whole tambon Kut Prathai. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Mueang Det เมืองเดช 31 32,919
2. Na Suang นาส่วง 12 8,943
4. Na Charoen นาเจริญ 11 6,963
6. Thung Thoeng ทุ่งเทิง 15 8,180
8. Som Sa-at สมสะอาด 12 10,413
9. Kut Prathai กุดประทาย 20 12,613
10. Top Hu ตบหู 21 11,406
11. Klang กลาง 17 14,269
12. Kaeng แก้ง 11 7,866
13. Tha Pho Si ท่าโพธิ์ศรี 10 6,477
15. Bua Ngam บัวงาม 16 11,953
16. Kham Khrang คำครั่ง 10 6,180
17. Na Krasaeng นากระแซง 12 13,020
20. Phon Ngam โพนงาม 12 8,585
21. Pa Mong ป่าโมง 10 4,535
23. Non Sombun โนนสมบูรณ์ 9 5,574

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Na Yia and Thung Si Udom.