Muban
Muban ( Thai หมู่บ้าน ) are the lowest administrative units in Thailand , mostly translated as "village" or "village community". They are located below the tambon (communities). A muban does not necessarily have to consist of exactly one settlement. Larger settlements can be divided into several Muban , while several small settlements can be combined into one Muban .
In 2009 there were 74,956 muban associated with the 7,255 tambon. In 1990 an average Muban consisted of 144 households with 746 people.
In the names of Thai villages, the Muban is usually abbreviated to Ban , where Ban ( บ้าน ) means "house" or "village". Ban is roughly comparable to "home".
administration
Muban are administered by a Phu-Yai-Ban ( ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน - literally: the great man of the village). The Phu-Yai-Ban is elected by the village community and then confirmed in office by the Interior Ministry. Originally the Phu-Yai-Ban was elected for life, nowadays the term of office is five years. They can then run for re-election again.
The Phu-Yai-Ban has two assistants, one for government and one for security. There can also be a village committee in a Muban , which consists of elected members of the community and has an advisory function.
The exception are Muban who are located within a city ( thesaban mueang or thesaban nakhon ), they do not have a village chief.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Number of administrative entities (in Thai). Archived from the original on November 13, 2013 ; accessed on November 27, 2015 . (PDF file; 2.3 MB)