Mueang Yang District

Mueang Yang
เมืองยาง
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates: 15°25′24″N 102°54′6″E / 15.42333°N 102.90167°E / 15.42333; 102.90167Coordinates: 15°25′24″N 102°54′6″E / 15.42333°N 102.90167°E / 15.42333; 102.90167
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
Seat Mueang Yang
Area
 • Total 255.5 km2 (98.6 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 28,501
 • Density 111.5/km2 (289/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30270
Geocode 3027

Mueang Yang (Thai: เมืองยาง) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The area was occupied since prehistoric times, as there were found ceramics in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Krabueang Nok. There are also small Khmer Prasats in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Nang O.

The area of Mueang Yang was separated from Chum Phuang district and made a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1, 1995.[1] The people of the minor district are mixed by original Khorat people and from the neighboring provinces Buriram, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Roi Et Province.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Mai Chaiyaphot, Phutthaisong and Khu Mueang of Buriram Province, Lam Thamenchai, Chum Phuang and Prathai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

The main water resource is the Mun river.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas within the district.

1.Mueang Yangเมืองยาง
2.Krabueang Nokกระเบื้องนอก
3.Lahan Pla Khaoละหานปลาค้าว
4.Non Udomโนนอุดม

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอชุมพวง จังหวัดนครราชสีมา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเมืองยาง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 58. March 22, 1995.
  2. ↑ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  3. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.


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