Chian Yai district
Chian Yai เชียรใหญ่ |
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Province: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
Surface: | 232.7 km² |
Residents: | 43,584 (2012) |
Population density : | 196.9 U / km² |
ZIP : | 80190 |
Geocode : | 8006 |
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Amphoe Chian Yai ( Thai : อำเภอ เชียรใหญ่ ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the southeast of 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 north): Pak Phanang , Hua Sai , Cha-uat and Chaloem Phra Kiat . All Amphoe are in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.
history
Chian Yai was initially set up as a subdistrict ( King Amphoe ) on February 1, 1937 by separating it from Pak Phanang district . On November 3, 1947, Chian Yai was promoted to Amphoe.
administration
Provincial Administration
Amphoe Chian Yai is divided into ten communities ( tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 98 villages ( muban ) .
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Note: The missing geocodes refer to the tambon that make up Chaloem Phra Kiat County today.
Local administration
There are two small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the county:
- Chian Yai ( เทศบาล ตำบล เชียรใหญ่ ) consists of parts of the tambon Chian Yai, Tha Khanan and Thong Lamchiak.
- Karaket ( เทศบาล ตำบล การะเกด ) consists of the whole tambon Karaket.
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
- ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
Web links
Coordinates: 8 ° 10 ' N , 100 ° 9' E