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13-523: Na Kluea ('salt farm') may refer to the following places in Thailand: Na Kluea, Samut Prakan Na Kluea, Kantang district , Trang province Na Kluea, Bang Lamung district , Chonburi province [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

26-482: A five-year term but can then apply for reelection. The same is true for the office of kamnan ( กำนัน ) or 'sub-district headman' at the next higher tambon (sub-district) level. Communities ( ชุมชน ) or neighborhoods that are part of a town or city ( thesaban mueang and thesaban nakhon ) have no equivalent to village headmen, but may be organized into community associations having advisory committees. Muban (or more fully muban chat san , หมู่บ้านจัดสรร ),

39-501: A household address, unless Ban is retained as part of the toponym when such a settlement is upgraded—e.g., a household in Ban Dan would be addressed as Ban No.__ Mu No.__, Ban Dan Sub-district, Ban Dan District , Buriram; or #/# T[ ambon ] Ban Dan, A[ mphoe ] Ban Dan, Buriram 31000. Each such mu or group is led by a headman, usually called a village headman or village chief ( Thai : ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน ; RTGS :  phu yai ban ), who

52-526: Is elected by the population of the village and then appointed by the Ministry of the Interior . The headman has two assistants, one for governmental affairs and one for security affairs. There also may be a village committee with elected members from the village, serving as an advisory body for a village. Originally the village headman, once elected, was in office until reaching retirement age. They now only serve for

65-401: Is a canal , Khlong Sapphasamit , a man-made waterway dug in 1939. When it was first dug, it wasn't as wide as it is today, actually it was only 16 m (52.5 ft) wide. Its width became bigger due to the erosion of the sea. The Excise Department made this canal a salt transportation mode as there were lots of salt fields in the area. Folks used to farm salt in the area as it is close to

78-516: Is the main thoroughfare by waterway. While Suk Sawat–Na Kluea Road is the main thoroughfare by land. Muban Muban ( Thai : หมู่บ้าน ; RTGS :  mu ban , pronounced [mùː bâːn] ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand . Usually translated as ' village ' and sometimes as ' hamlet ', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). As of 2008 , there were 74,944 administrative mubans in Thailand. As of

91-635: The Subdistrict Administrative Organization Na Kluea (SAO Na Kluea). It also consists of eight administrative muban (village) As of January 2021, Na Kluea had a total population of 11,913 people (5,788 males and 6,125 females). Most of the population settled on the banks of the canals. Most of the people are engaged in fishing, and some components of general employment, government service with private company employees. It has two child development centres, three primary schools, and four local hospitals. Klong Sapphasamit

104-508: The 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons. The average land area of villages in Thailand is very small, its average area is about 6.84 km (2.64 sq mi), and its average population is also very small, at only 932 people. Muban may function as one word, in the sense of a hamlet or village, and as such, it may be shortened to ban . Mu ban may also function as two words, i.e., หมู่ 'group' (of) บ้าน 'homes' . Such village names are not part of

117-455: The able-bodied men in the village were conscripted for military service leaving only the women, children and old folks behind. When a raiding party of Burmese foraging for food threatened the village, the women rallied everyone and fought off the Burmese. From then on, the village was known as "Ban Sao Kla" (village of courage young women), which over time became Ban Sakhla. The main water resource

130-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Na_Kluea&oldid=1098358171 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Na Kluea, Samut Prakan Its name "Na Kluea" means "salt farm" since most of

143-574: The occupation of the locals in the past was salt farming . The area was originally called " Ban Sakhla " with a long history dating back to the late Sukhothai and early Ayutthaya periods . The milestone of Ban Sakhla took place in the early Rattanakosin period , corresponds to the King Rama I 's reign when the Nine Armies War (1785–86), the last great war between Siam (present-day Thailand) and Burma (present-day Myanmar) occurred. In those days, all

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156-475: The sea is flooded. It borders Laem Fa Pha , and Nai Khlong Bang Pla Kot in its district to the east, Laem Fa Pha to the south again, across the canal Khlong Khunrat Phinit Chai Tha Kham in Bang Khun Thian District of Bangkok the west, and Ban Khlong Suan in its district to the north. Na Kluea has a total area of approximately 32.96 square kilometers. The entire area of Na Kluea is governed by

169-408: The sea. Unfortunately, the amount of salt in the water changed and folks can't farm for salt any longer. The local elders said in some years they could harvest rice in this area. Since Chao Phraya Dam was built (1957), freshwater from the north flows down here and diluted the saltiness in the water. Since then salt fields had to change to shrimp or crab farms. The general condition is a lowland where

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