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Amphoe Phra Yuen

Amphoe Phra Yuen

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Phra Yuen is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, 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 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...

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The minor district (King Amphoe) Phra Yuen was established on October 18 1976 by splitting off the three tambon Phra Yuen, Phra Bu and Ban Ton from Mueang Khon Kaen district
Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen
Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-Administration:The district is...

. On January 1 1988 it was upgraded to a full district.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Fang
Amphoe Ban Fang
Ban Fang is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Fang was established on May 1 1975 by splitting the four tambon Nong Bua, Pa Wai Nang, Ban Lao and Non Khong from Mueang Khon Kaen district...

, Mueang Khon Kaen
Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen
Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Ban Haet and Mancha Khiri
Amphoe Mancha Khiri
Mancha Khiri is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province, Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum...

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The district is subdivided into 5 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 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 46 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...

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Phra Yuen is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....

) of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, 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 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...

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History


The minor district (King Amphoe) Phra Yuen was established on October 18 1976 by splitting off the three tambon Phra Yuen, Phra Bu and Ban Ton from Mueang Khon Kaen district
Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen
Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-Administration:The district is...

. On January 1 1988 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Fang
Amphoe Ban Fang
Ban Fang is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Fang was established on May 1 1975 by splitting the four tambon Nong Bua, Pa Wai Nang, Ban Lao and Non Khong from Mueang Khon Kaen district...

, Mueang Khon Kaen
Amphoe Mueang Khon Kaen
Mueang Khon Kaen is the capital district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Haet, Phra Yuen, Ban Fang, Ubolratana, Nam Phong, Sam Sung of Khon Kaen Province, Kosum Phisai and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Ban Haet and Mancha Khiri
Amphoe Mancha Khiri
Mancha Khiri is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Ruea, Ban Fang, Phra Yuen, Ban Haet, Ban Phai, Chonnabot, Khok Pho Chai of Khon Kaen Province, Kaeng Khro and Ban Thaen of Chaiyaphum...

.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 5 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 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 46 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...

). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Ban Ton covers the full tambon Ban Ton, and Phra Yuen covers parts of tambon Phra Yuen. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
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. Phra Yuen พระยืน 15 12,500
2. Phra Bu พระบุ 8 4,378
3. Ban Ton บ้านโต้น 6 6,540
4. Nong Waeng หนองแวง 8 4,917
5. Kham Pom ขามป้อม 9 5,729

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