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15-523: Nam Phong may refer to the following places in Thailand: Nam Phong district , Khon Kaen province, and a municipality in that district Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong Nam Phong National Park , close to, but not in, Nam Phong district, and named for Nam Phong river [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with

30-524: 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

45-488: 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

60-457: A natural gas reserve of an estimated 1.5 trillion cubic feet (42 km ). Since 1989 the gas field has been exploited for the Nam Phong power plant operated by EGAT . With a capacity of 710 MW, it is the main source of electricity for northeast Thailand. The district was created on 10 February 1908, at first named Tha Wa (ท่าหว้า). In 1909 it was renamed to Nam Phong . From 1972 to 1973,

75-460: 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

90-523: 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 —

105-598: Is located farther southeast. Both are named after the Nam Phong River, which originates in the national park (and after the Ubol Ratana Dam flows through the district towards the Chi River ). The district is mostly agricultural, its main activities being rice and sugar cane growing and animal husbandry. The two major factories are a sugar factory and a distillery for lao kao (white spirits). An oil survey in 1979 found

120-549: Is surrounded by Non Sa-at (in the Udon Thani province ), Kranuan , Sam Sung , Mueang Khon Kaen , Ubolratana , and Khao Suan Kwang . The district is located along Mittraphap Road (Thailand Route 2) and the Northeastern Railway . The district office and the train station are about 7 km east of the main settlement, Ban Nam Phong. Despite its name, Nam Phong National Park does not occupy any of Nam Phong District, but

135-644: The Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong was a U.S. military facility used in the Vietnam War . Phrathat Kham Kaen is an ancient Buddhist monument. The stupa at Wat Chetiyaphum is believed to mark the original site of Khon Kaen. According to local legend, relics of Buddha were to be brought to Nakhon Phanom. The monks camped at a dead tamarind tree. When they arrived in Nakhon Phanom the Phrathat Phanom

150-486: 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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180-481: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nam_Phong&oldid=1113911852 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nam Phong district The Nam Phong district

195-512: The show and sell herbal medicine. The district is divided into 12 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 167 villages ( mubans ). There are two sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambons ): Nam Phong covering parts of tambon Nam Phong, and Wang Chai covering parts of tambons Wang Chai and Nong Kung. Each of the tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Tambon Tambon ( Thai : ตำบล , pronounced [tām.bōn] )

210-587: 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

225-470: Was already finished, thus they planned to return the relics. On the return way they found the dead tree flourishing again, and built the stupa at the site of the miracle. Ban Khok Sa-nga is famous as the King Cobra Village . In 1951 a local doctor started to conduct cobra shows to attract clients to the village. Now the cobra shows are the main income of the villagers, who also travel around to perform

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