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Chiang Khwan
เชียงขวัญ
District location in Roi Et province
District location in Roi Et province
Coordinates: 16°9′56″N 103°45′7″E / 16.16556°N 103.75194°E / 16.16556; 103.75194
CountryThailand
ProvinceRoi Et
SeatPhra That
Area
 • Total127.2 km2 (49.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total27,859
 • Density219.0/km2 (567/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code45000[1]
Geocode4518

Chiang Khwan (Thai: เชียงขวัญ, pronounced [tɕʰīaŋ kʰwǎn]; Northeastern Thai: เซียงขวัญ,[citation needed] pronounced [si᷇aŋ kʰwǎn]) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Pho Chai, Selaphum, Thawat Buri, Mueang Roi Et, and Changhan of Roi Et Province, and Rong Kham of Kalasin province.

History

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The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 30 April 1994, when six tambons were split off from Thawat Buri district.[2]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[4]

Administration

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The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 66 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas; there are six tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Chiang Khwan เชียงขวัญ 12 4,666
2. Phlapphla พลับพลา 11 4,807
3. Phra That พระธาตุ 8 2,495
4. Phra Chao พระเจ้า 12 4,714
5. Mu Mon หมูม้น 10 4,727
6. Ban Khueang บ้านเขือง 13 6,450

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