Thung Khao Luang District

Thung Khao Luang
ทุ่งเขาหลวง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Roi Et Province
Coordinates: 15°59′32″N 103°51′33″E / 15.99222°N 103.85917°E / 15.99222; 103.85917Coordinates: 15°59′32″N 103°51′33″E / 15.99222°N 103.85917°E / 15.99222; 103.85917
Country Thailand
Province Roi Et
Seat Thung Khao Luang
Area
  Total 138.9 km2 (53.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 24,260
  Density 174.7/km2 (452/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 45170
Geocode 4520

Thung Khao Luang (Thai: ทุ่งเขาหลวง) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et Province, Thailand.

Geography

The district is in central Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) At Samat, Thawat Buri, and Selaphum.

The important water resource is the Chi River.

History

The minor district was created on 1 July 1997, when the four tambons Thung Khao Luang, Thoet Thai, Bueng Ngam, and Maba were split off from Thawat Buri District.[1]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all of the 81 minor districts to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are five tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Thung Khao Luangทุ่งเขาหลวง74,632
2.Thoet Thaiเทอดไทย104,753
3.Bueng Ngamบึงงาม134,630
4.Mabaมะบ้า94,859
5.Laoเหล่า115,386

Economy

The largely agricultural local economy is augmented by remittances from local women who married foreigners and live abroad. In Ban Jaan (บ้านจาร) village, a settlement of 540 households, at least 100 households have a Western son-in-law, mostly Swiss, leading the town to be known among Thais as the "Swiss village."[4]

References

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