Chiang Khwan District
| Chiang Khwan เชียงขวัญ |
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|---|---|
| — Amphoe — | |
| Amphoe location in Roi Et Province | |
| Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°ECoordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Roi Et |
| Seat | Phra That |
| Tambon | |
| Muban | |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 27,859 |
| • Density | 219.0/km2 (567.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 45000[1] |
| Geocode | 4518 |
Chiang Khwan (Thai: เชียงขวัญ) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et Province, Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pho Chai, Selaphum, Thawat Buri, Mueang Roi Et and Changhan of Roi Et Province, and Rong Kham of Kalasin Province.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 30 1994, when six tambon were split off from Thawat Buri district.[2]
Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[3] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[4]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 6 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chiang Khwan | เชียงขวัญ | 12 | 4,666 | |
| 2. | Phlapphla | พลับพลา | 11 | 4,807 | |
| 3. | Phra That | พระธาตุ | 8 | 2,495 | |
| 4. | Phra Chao | พระเจ้า | 12 | 4,714 | |
| 5. | Mu Mon | หมูม้น | 10 | 4,727 | |
| 6. | Ban Khueang | บ้านเขือง | 13 | 6,450 |
[edit] References
- ^ Phlapphla and Mu Mon have postcode 45170 (Thawat Buri)
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอธวัชบุรี จังหวัดร้อยเอ็ด ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเชียงขวัญ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 111 (42 ก): 11. May 26 1994. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/11.PDF.
- ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550" (in Thai). Manager Online. http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24 2007. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF.
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