Ban Dan Lan Hoi is a district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Sukhothai ProvinceSukhothai is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Lampang...
, northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
In
Sukhothai eraThe Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. It was First Thai Empire. It existed from 1238 till 1438...
, the district area was the western camp of Patrol soldiers. The village located nearby the camp was called Ban Lan Khoi (บ้านลานคอย). The pronunciation changed with time to the present-day Ban Lan Hoi.
In Rattanakosin era, the Interior ministry created a new subdistrict (
TambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
) named Ban Dan.
Ban Dan Lan Hoi is a district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Sukhothai ProvinceSukhothai is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Lampang...
, northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
History
In
Sukhothai eraThe Sukhothai kingdom was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. It was First Thai Empire. It existed from 1238 till 1438...
, the district area was the western camp of Patrol soldiers. The village located nearby the camp was called Ban Lan Khoi (บ้านลานคอย). The pronunciation changed with time to the present-day Ban Lan Hoi.
In Rattanakosin era, the Interior ministry created a new subdistrict (
TambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
) named Ban Dan. It was upgraded to a minor district (
King Amphoe) under
Mueang Sukhothai districtMueang Sukhothai is the capital district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Krailat, Khiri Mat, Ban Dan Lan Hoi and Si Samrong of Sukhothai Province and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province.The important water resource is the Yom...
in 1909. The district office was moved to Tambon Lan Hoi in 1916. When the Charot Withi Thong road, connecting Sukhothai with Tak was finished, they moved the office to Tambon Ban Dan again. In 1939 the district was renamed from Lan Hoi to Ban Dan Lan Hoi. In 1973 the government upgraded the minor district to a full district.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Thung SaliamThung Saliam is a district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Si Satchanalai, Sawankhalok, Si Samrong and Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, and Thoen of Lampang Province.-History:The minor district Thung Saliam was established in 1957, when the...
,
Si SamrongSi Samrong is a district in the central part of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Sukhothai, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Thung Saliam and Sawankhalok of Sukhothai Province and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province.The important water resource is the Yom...
,
Mueang SukhothaiMueang Sukhothai is the capital district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Krailat, Khiri Mat, Ban Dan Lan Hoi and Si Samrong of Sukhothai Province and Phrom Phiram of Phitsanulok Province.The important water resource is the Yom...
,
Khiri MatKhiri Mat is the southernmost district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Mueang Sukhothai and Kong Krailat of Sukhothai Province, Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok Province and Phran Kratai of Kamphaeng Phet Province.-Administration:The...
of Sukhothai Province,
Phran KrataiPhran Kratai is the northernmost district of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:The name of the district translates to Rabbit Hunter and refers to a local legend. A hunter surveyed southward to seek a strategic location to build a frontier city for Sukhothai Kingdom...
of
Kamphaeng Phet ProvinceKamphaeng Phet is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan and Tak.- Etymology :...
,
Mueang TakMueang Tak is the capital district of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:In Sukhothai era, Mueang Tak was the western frontier city. The old location of the city was in Tambon Ko Taphao, now Ban Tak district. It was moved because its old location was not strategically good...
,
Ban TakBan Tak is a district in the northern part of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The area of Ban Tak is the old location of Mueang Tak. It was an ancient frontier city, located on the west bank of the Ping River in Ban Tha Phra That, Tambon Ko Taphao...
, of Tak Province and
ThoenThoen is a district in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are : Soem Ngam, Sop Prap of Lampang Province, Wang Chin of Phrae Province, Si Satchanalai, Thung Saliam, Ban Dan Lan Hoi of Sukhothai Province, Ban Tak, Sam Ngao of Tak Province, Mae...
of
Lampang ProvinceLampang is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Sukhothai, Tak, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The old name of Lampang is Khelang Nakhon.-Geography:...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 70 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). The township (
thesaban tambon) Lan Hoi covers parts of the
tambon Lan Hoi. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Lan Hoi |
ลานหอย |
10 |
7,559 |
|
| 2. |
Ban Dan |
บ้านด่าน |
14 |
5,791 |
|
| 3. |
Wang Takhro |
วังตะคร้อ |
9 |
5,307 |
|
| 4. |
Wang Nam Khao |
วังน้ำขาว |
17 |
8,934 |
|
| 5. |
Taling Chan |
ตลิ่งชัน |
10 |
9,337 |
|
| 6. |
Nong Ya Plong |
หนองหญ้าปล้อง |
10 |
5,146 |
|
| 7. |
Wang Luek |
วังลึก |
8 |
3,957 |
|
Sources