Kumphawapi District

Kumphawapi
กุมภวาปี
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Udon Thani Province
Coordinates: 17°6′50″N 103°1′7″E / 17.11389°N 103.01861°ECoordinates: 17°6′50″N 103°1′7″E / 17.11389°N 103.01861°E
Country  Thailand
Province Udon Thani
Seat Kumphawapi
Area
  Total 672.6 km2 (259.7 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 125,193
  Density 187.6/km2 (486/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 41110
Geocode 4104

Kumphawapi (Thai: กุมภวาปี) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.

Etymology

กุมภ[า] Kumpha is from Sanskrit pitcher, water-pot, as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. วาปี wapi is from Sanskrit pond, synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง. [1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Non Sa-at, Nong Saeng, Mueang Udon Thani, Prachaksinlapakhom, Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province, Tha Khantho of Kalasin Province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen Province.

North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi lake. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by the Pao River.

History

Mueang Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into Amphoe during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908.[2]

Symbols

The district slogan is Kumphawapi, city of sugar, monkey park, highland of glass Buddha station, goose wetland stream of life.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 174 villages (muban). There are three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Phan Don and Kumphawapi each cover parts of the same-named tambon, and Huai Koeng the whole tambon Huai Koeng. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[3]
1.Tum Taiตูมใต้97,067
2.Phan Donพันดอน2017,780
3.Wiang Khamเวียงคำ1810,044
4.Chaelaeแชแล1410,448
6.Chiang Waeเชียงแหว138,739
7.Huai Koengห้วยเกิ้ง85,400
9.Soephloeเสอเพลอ1912,120
10.Si Oสีออ84,556
11.Pakhoปะโค1711,376
13.Pha Sukผาสุก106,628
14.Tha Liท่าลี่139,424
15.Kumphawapiกุมภวาปี1413,714
16.Nong Waหนองหว้า117,897

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Prachak Sinlapakhom district.

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