Wat Sing District
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| Wat Sing วัดสิงห์ |
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| — Amphoe — | |
| Amphoe location in Chainat Province | |
| Coordinates: 15°15′19″N 100°2′17″E / 15.25528°N 100.03806°ECoordinates: 15°15′19″N 100°2′17″E / 15.25528°N 100.03806°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Chainat |
| Seat | Makham Thao |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.318 km2 (121.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,632,789 |
| • Density | 83.5/km2 (216.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 17120 |
| Geocode | 1803 |
Wat Sing (Thai: วัดสิงห์) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Manorom, Mueang Chainat, Hankha and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province, Nong Khayang and Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (muban). Wat Sing is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the whole tambon Wat Sing. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[1] |
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| 1. | Wat Sing | วัดสิงห์ | - | 4,028 |
| 2. | Makham Thao | มะขามเฒ่า | 11 | 5,174 |
| 3. | Nong Noi | หนองน้อย | 8 | 3,744 |
| 4. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 5 | 2,755 |
| 6. | Nong Khun | หนองขุ่น | 8 | 3,443 |
| 7. | Bo Rae | บ่อแร่ | 7 | 2,886 |
| 11. | Wang Man | วังหมัน | 8 | 4,359 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nong Mamong district.
[edit] References
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5118_01.html.
[edit] External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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