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Bamnet Narong is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

he reign of King Rama II of Rattanakosin, the area of Bamnet Narong was a frontier town only, called Dan Chuan (???????). Due to the town was located in the strategic area thus King Nangklao (Rama III) ordered a good soldier from Mueang Khukhan to be the head of the town. In 1826 when King Anouvong
Anouvong

Anouvong or Chao Anou or Saya-Sethathirath III was the last king of Wieng Chang , ruling from 1805 to 1828 after ascending to the throne upon his brother's death....
 of Lan Xang
Lan Xang

The Lao people kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang was established in 1354 by Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara ....
 moved his troops to Siam.






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Bamnet Narong is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

History

In the reign of King Rama II of Rattanakosin, the area of Bamnet Narong was a frontier town only, called Dan Chuan (???????). Due to the town was located in the strategic area thus King Nangklao (Rama III) ordered a good soldier from Mueang Khukhan to be the head of the town. In 1826 when King Anouvong
Anouvong

Anouvong or Chao Anou or Saya-Sethathirath III was the last king of Wieng Chang , ruling from 1805 to 1828 after ascending to the throne upon his brother's death....
 of Lan Xang
Lan Xang

The Lao people kingdom of Lan Xang or Lan Ch'ang was established in 1354 by Somdetch Brhat-Anya Fa Ladhuraniya Sri Sadhana Kanayudha Maharaja Brhat Rajadharana Sri Chudhana Negara ....
 moved his troops to Siam. At Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
, the head of Dan Chuan lead his soldiers to battle against the Laotian troop. Because of his courage, King Rama III promoted the leader of Dan Chuan to be Phra Ritthi Rue Chai (????????????) and upgraded Dan Chuan to be Mueang
Mueang

Mueang , Muang , Mu?ng or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar....
 Bamnet Narong, under Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima.

In 1897 King Chulalongkorn downgraded Bamnet Narong to be a district of Chaiyaphum Province. It was downgraded to be Tambon Ban Chuan of Chatturat district
Amphoe Chatturat

Chatturat is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 in 1903. Later it was upgraded to be Bamnet Narong minor district (King Amphoe) in 1905. It was renamed to Ban Chuan after the central tambon, and back to the original name in 1939. It became a full district on June 24th, 1956.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thep Sathit
Amphoe Thep Sathit

Thep Sathit is a district in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province, eastern Thailand....
, Sap Yai
King Amphoe Sap Yai

Sap Yai is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Chatturat
Amphoe Chatturat

Chatturat is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province, Dan Khun Thot
Amphoe Dan Khun Thot

Dan Khun Thot is a district in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand....
 and Thepharak
King Amphoe Thepharak

Thepharak is a district in the northwestern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province....
 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are two township (thesaban tambon) within the district - Bamnet Narong covers parts of tambon Ban Chuan, and Ban Phet Phu Khiao parts of tambon Ban Phet. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
1.Ban Chuan??????? 
2.Ban Phet???????? 
3.Ban Tan??????? 
4.Hua Thale??????? 
5.Khok Roeng Rom??????????? 
6.Ko Manao????????? 
7.Khok Phet Phatthana???????????? 


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