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15-670: Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom , Phon Sawan , Si Songkhram , and Ban Phaeng of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan . The original location of Muang Tha Uthen was at present-day tambon Chaiburi, then named Chai Rit Uttaburi (ไชยฤทธิ์อุตตบุรี). It was founded in 1808 by the Tai Nyo leader Thao Mo and his wife, Sunantha, who moved people from Muang Hongsavadi of present-day Laos. Thao Mo

30-531: A tambon may either be administered by a Subdistrict (Tambon) Administrative Organization (SAO or TAO, Thai : องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล ) or a Tambon Council (TC, Thai : สภาตำบล ). However, since 2001 all of the Tambon Councils have been upgraded to Tambon Administrative Organizations. The TAO council consist of two representatives from each administrative village in the subdistrict, and one directly elected president. The subdistrict area which belongs to

45-494: A municipality ( thesaban ) is administered by the municipal council. In the event only part of the subdistrict is within a municipality, the remaining part is administered by a TAO. Adjoining subdistricts of a single district can also have a joint TAO. In 2001, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra started a project in which every tambon would select a typical, distinctive local product. The project then aids in promoting

60-465: A subdistrict in Thailand is about 70.72 km (27.31 sq mi), while its average population of a subdistrict in Thailand is about 9,637 people. The tambon as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level subdivision of the area administered by a provincial town in the 19th century. The governor of the province was supposed to appoint a communal elder, kamnan or phan . In

75-533: Is a local governmental unit in Thailand . Below district ( amphoe ) and province ( changwat ), they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of 2016 there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 khwaeng of Bangkok , which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. Tambon is usually translated as " township " or "subdistrict" in English —

90-534: Is divided into 15 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 169 villages ( mubans ). The town ( thesaban mueang ) Nakhon Phanom covers tambon Nai Mueang and Nong Saeng and parts of tambons At Samat and Nong Yat. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Nakhon Phanom Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tambon administrative organization Tambon ( Thai : ตำบล , pronounced [tām.bōn] )

105-601: Is divided into nine sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further subdivided into 111 administrative villages ( Muban ). Missing numbers are tambon which now form Phon Sawan district. There are two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ) in the district: There are seven subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Phanom Mueang Nakhon Phanom ( Thai : เมืองนครพนม , pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm] ; Northeastern Thai : เมืองนครพนม , pronounced [mɯ᷇aŋ nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn pʰā.no᷇m] )

120-465: Is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Nakhon Phanom province , northeastern Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): That Phanom , Renu Nakhon of Nakhon Phanom Province; Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province ; Pla Pak and Tha Uthen of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province Khammouan . In 1917 the district name

135-602: The Interim Charter to announce NCPO Order No. 17/2015. The order mandates turning large areas in Tak, Mukdahan, Nong Khai, Sa Kaeo, and Trat provinces into special economic zones (SEZs), where deregulation of industry and tax cuts are offered to lure investors. In addition to the pilot SEZ projects in these five provinces, more land in five other provinces, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Phanom, Kanchanaburi, Songkhla, and Narathiwat, are to be expropriated and cleared for SEZs. The district

150-491: The administrative reforms started in 1892 under Prince Damrong Rajanubhab , the first Thai Minister of the Interior , the three levels of subdivision of provinces were continued, i.e., starting from district to tambon to the lowest level called muban . The subdistricts are subdivided into administrative villages (muban, หมู่บ้าน ) as the lowest administrative subdivision. Usually these are referred to much more often by

165-456: The latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for king amphoe , the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: king ) of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 74,944 villages ( muban ) as of 2008. Tambon within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called chumchon ( ชุมชน ) that may be formed into community associations . The average area of

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180-594: The village number than the actual name, especially as an administrative village may contain more than one settlement, or a large settlement may be split into more than one administrative village. One of the elected village headmen is elected as the subdistrict headman ( Kamnan ). With the Tambon Council and Tambon Administrative Authority Act BE 2537 (1994) and later by the constitution of 1997 , tambon were decentralized into local government units with an elected tambon council. Depending on its size and tax income

195-565: Was changed from Mueang to Nong Buek (หนองบึก). In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Nakhon Phanom. Khok Phu Kratae and Phai Lom villages in At Samat Subdistrict will be the site of a special economic zone (SEZ). As many as 400 families are to be evicted in the course of the project. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha , head of the junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and prime minister, in May 2015 invoked his authority under Section 44 of

210-475: Was promoted to be the leader of the city. In 1870 King Mongkut assigned his son, Phra Sri Worarat, to be the leader of Tha Uthen. He died in 1899. Later the Ministry of Interior decided that the city should no longer have a royal family member as its leader, but be led by an assigned governor. In 1907 the muang was converted into a district. Chanthima Pholdecha became the first district officer. Tha Uthen

225-458: Was then awarded with the title Phraya Hongsawadi. In 1814 the temple (Wat) Sri Sunanthamaharam was built, which later was called Wat Traiphum. In 1833, Phraya Maha Ammat, a military leader moved people from the current Lao side of Mekong River and settled them on the current Thai side of the river. Thao Prathum was the first leader of Tha Uthen city and received the title Phra Sri Worasan. After Phra Sri Worasan died in 1866, Phra Chamroenpholrop

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