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Phimai 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 northeastern part 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....
, 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....
.

ai was an ancient Khmer
Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand,Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia....
 city named Vimai or Vimayapura. A stone pillar dating to the reign of King Suryavarman I
Suryavarman I

Suryavarman I was king of the Khmer Empire from 1010 to 1050. After the reign of Udayadityavarman I, which ended around 1000, there was no clear successor....
 was found, naming the city Bhirapura meaning strong city. Phimai was the important city ever since, both during Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
 and Rattanakosin times.

Mueang Phimai district was officially established in 1900.






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Phimai 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 northeastern part 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....
, 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

Phimai was an ancient Khmer
Khmer Empire

The Khmer Empire was the largest empire of South East Asia based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand,Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia....
 city named Vimai or Vimayapura. A stone pillar dating to the reign of King Suryavarman I
Suryavarman I

Suryavarman I was king of the Khmer Empire from 1010 to 1050. After the reign of Udayadityavarman I, which ended around 1000, there was no clear successor....
 was found, naming the city Bhirapura meaning strong city. Phimai was the important city ever since, both during Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
 and Rattanakosin times.

Mueang Phimai district was officially established in 1900. Khun Khachit Sarakam (??????????????) was the first governor.

Queen Mother Sriphatcharindra (Saovabha
Saovabha

Queen Saovabha was a half-sister and queen of King Chulalongkorn of Thailand, and mother of both King Vajiravudh and King Prajadhipok . As in accordance with Thai royal tradition, King Vajiravudh later bestowed on his mother the tile of "Queen Mother Si Patcharindra" }}....
) visited Prasat Phimai
Phimai historical park

The Phimai historical park protects one of the most important Khmer empire temples of Thailand. It is located in the town of Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province....
 and Sai Ngam (Ficus forest) in 1911. The government officers and people renovated the city for the royal visit, and named six roads to commemorate the event.

In 1940 the government renamed the district by cutting the word Mueang off.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 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 208 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 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Phimai covering parts of tambon Nai Mueang. and Rang Ka Yai the whole part of tambon Rang Ka Yai. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
1.Nai Mueang??????? 
2.Samrit???????? 
3.Bot????? 
4.Krabueang Yai????????????? 
5.Tha Luang??????? 
6.Rang Ka Yai????????? 
7.Chiwan????? 
8.Nikhom Sang Ton-eng?????????????? 
9.Krachon?????? 
10.Dong Yai?????? 
11.Than Lalot????????? 
12.Nong Rawiang???????????