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Wat Sing
วัดสิงห์
Amphoe location in Chainat Province
Amphoe location in Chainat Province
Country Thailand
ProvinceChainat
SeatMakham Thao
Area
 • Total
315.318 km2 (121.745 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
2,632,789
 • Density83.5/km2 (216/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (THA)
Postal code17120
Geocode1803

Wat Sing (Template:Lang-th) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

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.

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]
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.

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.