Amphoe Thawat Buri

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Thawat Buri
ธวัชบุรี
Statistics
Province: Roi Et
District office: Niwet
16°02′23″N, 103°44′49″E
Area: 374.0 km²
Inhabitants: 68,431 (2005)
Pop. density: 183.0 inh./km²
Geocode: 4505
Postal code: 45170
Map
Map of Roi Et, Thailand highlighting Thawat Buri

Thawat Buri (Thai: ธวัชบุรี) is a district (Amphoe) of Roi Et Province, Thailand.

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The district is located in central Roi Et province. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chiang Khwan, Selaphum, Thung Khao Luang, At Samat and Mueang Roi Et.

In 1913 the district was renamed from Uthai Roi Et (อุไทยร้อยเอ็ด) to Saeng Badan (แซงบาดาล).[1] In 1939 it received it current name Thawat Buri.[2]

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Niwet covers parts of tambon Niwet, Thong Thani covers the whole tambon Thong Thani and parts of Bueng Nakhon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Niwet นิเวศน์ 17 8,960
2. Thong Thani ธงธานี 10 6,188
3. Nong Phai หนองไผ่ 18 7,626
4. Thawat Buri ธวัชบุรี 12 4,792
6. Um Mao อุ่มเม้า 15 7,690
7. Ma-ue มะอึ 10 5,508
10. Khwao Thung เขวาทุ่ง 10 4,548
15. Phaisan ไพศาล 9 4,042
17. Mueang Noi เมืองน้อย 13 5,163
20. Bueng Nakhon บึงนคร 13 6,219
22. Ratchathani ราชธานี 11 3,573
24. Nong Phok หนองพอก 9 4,122

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Chiang Khwan and Thung Khao Luang.

  1. ^ (October 19 1913) "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 30 (0 ง): 1619-1620. 
  2. ^ (April 17 1939) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354-364. 

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