Tambon
Tambon ( Thai ตำบล ) are administrative units of the third highest level in Thailand . They are located below the amphoe ('districts'). In English-language publications, tambon is translated as sub-district . In German they can also be referred to as " communities ". In contrast to municipalities in the German-speaking countries, they do not serve local self-government , but merely serve as local executive bodies of central government.
The tambon are headed by a Kamnan , who is elected for five years by the heads of the Muban ('villages') in the respective tambon . The Kamnan is responsible for the maintenance of law and order, public security, the prevention and control of disasters and diseases, population registration and the implementation of development projects in his community on behalf of the central government. He is supervised by the captain of the Amphoe and receives a monthly allowance from the Ministry of the Interior .
There is no tambon in the capital Bangkok . The corresponding administrative level there is called Khwaeng ( แขวง ), which are below the Khet ( เขต - comparable to the Amphoe).
As of December 31, 2012, there were 7,255 tambon, which are further divided into 74,963 muban. There are 154 khwaeng in Bangkok.
Differentiation of Thesaban and TAO
Tambon that are in the area of a thesaban ('commune') do not have a kamnan and do not fulfill any administrative function. Unlike the tambon, the thesaban have elected councilors and mayors and have a certain degree of autonomy.
"Tambon administrative organizations" ( Thai องค์การ Th ส่วน ตำบล , อบ for short , Ongkan Borihan suan tambon ; English Tambon Administrative Organization , TAO) have been set up for rural tambon that do not belong to any thesaban . Contrary to what the name suggests and even if their area of responsibility is often (but not always) congruent with one tambon each, they are not part of the tambon administrative unit . Like the Thesaban, the TAO have a council directly elected by the population and can (or must) regulate certain local issues independently. Certain mandatory tasks are legally assigned to them, and they can take on other tasks voluntarily.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martina Peitz: Tigersprung des Elefanten , Lit Verlag, 2008, p. 265, para. 180
- ↑ Number of administrative entities 2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 45 kB, in Thai)
- ↑ Michael H. Nelson : Local Government Reform in Thailand. With some comparative perspectives. 1999/2000, pp. Xx-xxi (pdf). Retrieved December 5, 2019
