Mueang Yang district
Mueang Yang
เมืองยาง | |
|---|---|
 Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Seat | Mueang Yang |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.5 km2 (98.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 28,501 |
| • Density | 111.5/km2 (289/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (THA) |
| Postal code | 30270 |
| Geocode | 3027 |
Mueang Yang (Template:Lang-th) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The area was occupied since prehistoric times, as there were found ceramics in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Krabueang Nok. There are also small Khmer Prasats in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Nang O.
The area of Mueang Yang was separated from Chum Phuang district and made a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1, 1995.[1] The people of the minor district are mixed by original Khorat people and from the neighboring provinces Buriram, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Roi Et Province.
Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[3]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Mai Chaiyaphot, Phutthaisong and Khu Mueang of Buriram Province, Lam Thamenchai, Chum Phuang and Prathai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
The main water resource is the Mun river.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas within the district.
| 1. | Mueang Yang | เมืองยาง | |
| 2. | Krabueang Nok | กระเบื้องนอก | |
| 3. | Lahan Pla Khao | ละหานปลาค้าว | |
| 4. | Non Udom | โนนอุดม |
References
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอชุมพวง จังหวัดนครราชสีมา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเมืองยาง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 58. March 22, 1995.
- ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.
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