Thawat Buri ธวัชบุรี |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Roi Et Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Roi Et |
Seat | Niwet |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 374.0 km2 (144.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 68,431 |
• Density | 183.0/km2 (474/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 45170 |
Geocode | 4505 |
Thawat Buri (Thai: ธวัชบุรี) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et Province, Thailand.
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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.
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]
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (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 organizations (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.
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