Thung Khao Luang ( Thai : ทุ่งเขาหลวง , pronounced [tʰûŋ kʰǎw lǔaŋ] ; Northeastern Thai : ท่งเขาหลวง , pronounced [tʰōŋ kʰǎw lǔaŋ] ) is a district ( amphoe ) of Roi Et province , Thailand .
5-526: The district is in central Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): At Samat , Thawat Buri , and Selaphum . The important water resource is the Chi River . The minor district was created on 1 July 1997, when the four tambons Thung Khao Luang, Thoet Thai, Bueng Ngam, and Maba were split off from Thawat Buri district . The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all of 81 minor districts to full districts. With publication in
10-514: A settlement of 540 households, at least 100 households have a Western son-in-law, mostly Swiss, leading the town to be known among Thais as the "Swiss village". Local officials claim the number of resident Swiss is overstated as most live with their wives in Switzerland. At Samat district At Samat ( Thai : อาจสามารถ , pronounced [ʔàːt sǎː.mâːt] ) is a district ( amphoe ) of Roi Et province , Thailand . The district
15-479: Is in central Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Thawat Buri , Thung Khao Luang , Selaphum , Phanom Phrai , Suwannaphum , Mueang Suang , Chaturaphak Phiman (at a single point) and Mueang Roi Et . The district was created in 1897, at first named Sa But (สระบุศย์). In 1913 it was renamed At Samat . In January 2006 Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra chose At Samat as
20-508: The Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official. The district is divided into five sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 50 villages ( mubans ). There are no municipal ( thesaban ) areas. There are five tambon administrative organization (TAO). The largely agricultural local economy is augmented by remittances from local women who married foreigners and live abroad. In Ban Jaan (บ้านจาร) village,
25-409: The model district for his poverty eradication program. He visited the district and led a five-day workshop. The event was shown as a reality TV show named Backstage: The Prime Minister . The At Samat District is divided into 10 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 139 administrative villages ( mubans ). There are two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ) in
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