Chawang district

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Chawang
ฉวาง
Province: Nakhon Si Thammarat
Surface: 528.2 km²
Residents: 67,021 (2012)
Population density : 124.5 U / km²
ZIP : 80150, 80250, 80260
Geocode : 8004
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Map of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, with Chawang

Amphoe Chawang ( Thai : อำเภอ ฉวาง ) is a district ( amphoe - administrative district) in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat . The province of Nakhon Si Thammarat is located in the southern region of Thailand about 780 km south of Bangkok on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to the Gulf of Thailand .

geography

Neighboring districts (clockwise from northeast): Phipun , Lan Saka , Chang Klang , Na Bon , Thung Yai and Tham Phannara in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Wiang Sa in Surat Thani Province .

In the west of the district is the Khao Luang National Park .

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Chawang is divided into ten communities ( Tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 84 villages ( Muban ) .

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
1. Chawang ฉวาง 09 07,864
3. La-ai ละอาย 15th 11,456
4th Well wae นา แว 12 07,430
5. Mai Riang ไม้ เรียง 10 07,711
6th Kabiat กะเปียด 03 04,098
7th Well Kacha นา กะชะ 07th 04,648
9. Huai Prik ห้วย ปริก 07th 06,443
10. Saira ไส ห ร้า 10 07,068
15th Well Khliang นา เข ลี ยง 06th 02,855
16. Chan Di จัน ดี 05 07,448
Overview map of the tambon

Note: the missing geocodes refer to the tambon that are now in Tham Phannara and Chang Klang.

Local administration

There are three small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the county:

  • Chan Di ( เทศบาล ตำบล จัน ดี ) consists of the entire tambon Chan Di.
  • Chawang ( เทศบาล ตำบล ฉวาง ) consists of parts of the Tambon Chawang.
  • Mai Riang ( เทศบาล ตำบล ไม้ เรียง ) consists of parts of the Tambon Mai Riang.
  • Pak Nam Chawang ( เทศบาล ตำบล ปากน้ำ ฉวาง ) consists of further parts of the Tambon Chawang.

There are also eight “tambon administration organizations” (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ) for the tambon or the parts of tambon in the county that do not belong to any town.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2014.

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Coordinates: 8 ° 26 '  N , 99 ° 30'  E