Chiang Khwan District

Chiang Khwan
เชียงขวัญ
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Roi Et Province
Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E / 16.16556; 103.75194Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E / 16.16556; 103.75194
Country  Thailand
Province Roi Et
Seat Phra That
Area
  Total 127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 27,859
  Density 219.0/km2 (567/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 45000[1]
Geocode 4518

Chiang Khwan (Thai: เชียงขวัญ) 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 April 30, 1994, when six tambon were split off from Thawat Buri district.[2]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[3] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[4]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 6 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
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.
  3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.

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