Chiang Khwan
เชียงขวัญ
District
District location in Roi Et province
District location in Roi Et province
Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E / 16.16556; 103.75194
CountryThailand
ProvinceRoi Et
SeatPhra That
Area
 • Total127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total27,859
 • Density219.0/km2 (567/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code45000[1]
Geocode4518

Chiang Khwan (Thai: เชียงขวัญ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰīa̯ŋ kʰwǎn]) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.

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.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 30 April 1994, when six tambons were split off from Thawat Buri district.[2]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[4]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas; there are six tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Chiang Khwanเชียงขวัญ124,666
2.Phlapphlaพลับพลา114,807
3.Phra Thatพระธาตุ82,495
4.Phra Chaoพระเจ้า124,714
5.Mu Monหมูม้น104,727
6.Ban Khueangบ้านเขือง136,450

References

  1. ↑ Phlapphla and Mu Mon have postcode 45170 (Thawat Buri)
  2. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอธวัชบุรี จังหวัดร้อยเอ็ด ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเชียงขวัญ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (42 ก): 11. May 26, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
  4. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
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