Pluak Daeng 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 northwestern part of
Rayong ProvinceRayong province is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chon Buri and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.-History:...
, eastern
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...
.
The name Pluak Daeng originates from the founding of the village. The villages found an Ant hill full with the Red Termites (Thai:
Pluak Daeng), different from those in other areas.
The area was originally a part of
Ban Khai districtBan Khai is a district in the central part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:In 1767 when Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, the later King Taksin the Great lead his troops to built a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi...
. The minor district (
King Amphoe) Pluak Daeng was established on June 1 1970 consisting of the two
tambon Ta Sit and Pluak Daeng.
Pluak Daeng 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 northwestern part of
Rayong ProvinceRayong province is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chon Buri and Chanthaburi. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.-History:...
, eastern
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...
.
Etymology
The name Pluak Daeng originates from the founding of the village. The villages found an Ant hill full with the Red Termites (Thai:
Pluak Daeng), different from those in other areas.
History
The area was originally a part of
Ban Khai districtBan Khai is a district in the central part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:In 1767 when Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, the later King Taksin the Great lead his troops to built a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi...
. The minor district (
King Amphoe) Pluak Daeng was established on June 1 1970 consisting of the two
tambon Ta Sit and Pluak Daeng. It was upgraded to a full district on March 25 1979.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Wang ChanWang Chan is a district in the northern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Wang Chan was created on 16 November 1977 by splitting off the two tambon Chum Saeng and Wang Chan from Klaeng district...
,
Ban KhaiBan Khai is a district in the central part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.-History:In 1767 when Ayutthaya was destroyed by the Burmese, the later King Taksin the Great lead his troops to built a Siamese military base at Chanthaburi...
, Nikhom Phatthana of Rayong Province,
Bang LamungBang Lamung is a district in the southern part of Chonburi Province, Thailand.- History :Mueang Bang Lamung was located in Ban Bang Lamung, Tambon Bang Lamung. The government downgraded Bang Lamung to be a district, with the district office located on the bank of Khlong Nok Yang...
,
Si RachaAmphoe Si Racha is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand. Its center is the town of Si Racha, located at the Gulf of Thailand, about halfway between Chonburi and Pattaya....
and
Nong YaiNong Yai is a district in the province Chonburi, Thailand.-History:The minor district Nong Yai was created on December 1 1975, when the three tambon Nong Yai, Khlong Phlu and Nong Suea Chang were split off from Ban Bueng district...
of
Chonburi ProvinceChonburi is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi and Rayong. To the west is the Gulf of Thailand. The eastern seaboard is heavily industrialized and underpinned by shipping, transportation, tourism, and manufacturing industries, and second to only Bangkok...
.
The important water resources is the Nong Pla Lai reservoir
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 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 34 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...
). There are two townships (
thesaban tambon) in the district - Ban Pluak Daeng covers parts of
tambon Pluak Daeng, and Chomphon Chao Phraya parts of
tambon Ta Sit. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.
| 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. |
Pluak Daeng |
ปลวกแดง |
6 |
7,194 |
|
| 2. |
Ta Sit |
ตาสิทธิ์ |
4 |
6,639 |
|
| 3. |
Lahan |
ละหาร |
4 |
4,022 |
|
| 4. |
Maenam Khu |
แม่น้ำคู้ |
7 |
7,696 |
|
| 5. |
Map Yang Phon |
มาบยางพร |
7 |
5,204 |
|
| 6. |
Nong Rai |
หนองไร่ |
6 |
4,123 |
|
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