Don Tan District

Don Tan
ดอนตาล
District

District location in Mukdahan Province
Coordinates: 16°19′0″N 104°55′12″E / 16.31667°N 104.92000°E / 16.31667; 104.92000Coordinates: 16°19′0″N 104°55′12″E / 16.31667°N 104.92000°E / 16.31667; 104.92000
Country Thailand
Province Mukdahan
Seat Don Tan
District established 1963
Area
 • Total 510.92 km2 (197.27 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 42,215
 • Density 81.3/km2 (211/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 49120
Geocode 4903

Don Tan (Thai: ดอนตาล, pronounced [dɔ̄ːn tāːn]) is the southeastern-most district (amphoe) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Originally Don Tan was a tambon of Mukdahan District, Nakhon Phanom Province. Don Tan was upgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) in 1963,[1] which was further upgraded to a full district in 1974.[2] When the government established Mukdahan Province in 1982, Don Tan District was assigned to be a district of the new province.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Chanuman of Amnat Charoen Province; Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon Province; Nikhom Kham Soi and Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong River.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (mubans). Don Tan is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Don Tan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
1.Don Tanดอนตาล127,013
2.Pho Saiโพธิ์ไทร74,686
3.Pa Raiป่าไร่118,609
4.Lao Miเหล่าหมี96,595
5.Ban Bakบ้านบาก75,432
6.Na Samengนาสะเม็ง97,047
7.Ban Kaengบ้านแก้ง72,833

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 80 (14 ง): 221. 1963-02-05.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 91 (54 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 30–33. 1974-03-28.
  3. ↑ พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 99 (121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 14–17. 1982-08-27.
  4. ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.
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