Chiang Khwan
เชียงขวัญ | |
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![]() District location in
Roi Et province | |
Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E | |
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 | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Postal code | 45000 [1] |
Geocode | 4518 |
Chiang Khwan ( Thai: เชียงขวัญ, pronounced [tɕʰīaŋ kʰwǎn]; Northeastern Thai: เซียงขวัญ, pronounced [si᷇aŋ kʰwǎn]) is a district ( amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.
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.
The minor district ( king amphoe) was created on 30 April 1994, when six tambons were split off from Thawat Buri district. [2]
The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts. [3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official. [4]
The district is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages ( mubans). There are no municipal ( thesaban) areas; there are six tambon administrative organization (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
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1. | Chiang Khwan | เชียงขวัญ | 12 | 4,666 | |
2. | Phlapphla | พลับพลา | 11 | 4,807 | |
3. | Phra That | พระธาตุ | 8 | 2,495 | |
4. | Phra Chao | พระเจ้า | 12 | 4,714 | |
5. | Mu Mon | หมูม้น | 10 | 4,727 | |
6. | Ban Khueang | บ้านเขือง | 13 | 6,450 |