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Amphoe Ubolratana

Amphoe Ubolratana

Overview
Ubolratana 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 district is named after Princess Ubol Ratana
Ubol Ratana
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, the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The minor district (King Amphoe) Ubolratana was established on August 20 1974 by splitting the three tambon Khok Sung, Na Kham and Ban Dong from Nam Phong district
Amphoe Nam Phong
- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

. It was upgraded to a full district on March 25 1979.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Suan Kwang
Amphoe Khao Suan Kwang
Khao Suan Kwang is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Khao Suan Kwang was established in 1978 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

, Nam Phong
Amphoe Nam Phong
- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

, 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 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...

, Nong Ruea
Amphoe Nong Ruea
Nong Ruea is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Nong Ruea was established in 1959 by splitting it from Mueang Khon Kaen district...

 and Phu Wiang
Amphoe Phu Wiang
Phu Wiang is a district in the northwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ubolratana, Nong Ruea, Chum Phae, Wiang Kao, Nong Na Kham of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang of Nongbua Lamphu Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided...

 of Khon Kaen Province, and Non Sang
Amphoe Non Sang
Non Sang is a district in the southeastern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Bun Rueang, Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province, Khao Suan Kwang Ubolratana, Phu Wiang and Nong Na Kham of...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nong Bua Lamphu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

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The district is subdivided into 6 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 68 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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Ubolratana 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 district is named after Princess Ubol Ratana
Ubol Ratana
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, the eldest child of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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History


The minor district (King Amphoe) Ubolratana was established on August 20 1974 by splitting the three tambon Khok Sung, Na Kham and Ban Dong from Nam Phong district
Amphoe Nam Phong
- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

. It was upgraded to a full district on March 25 1979.

Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Suan Kwang
Amphoe Khao Suan Kwang
Khao Suan Kwang is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Khao Suan Kwang was established in 1978 by splitting it from Nam Phong district...

, Nam Phong
Amphoe Nam Phong
- Geography :Neighboring district are Non Sa-at of Udon Thani Province, Kranuan, Sam Sung, Mueang Khon Kaen, Ubolratana and Khao Suan Kwang.The district is located at Mittraphap Road , as well as the northeastern railway...

, 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 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...

, Nong Ruea
Amphoe Nong Ruea
Nong Ruea is a district of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Nong Ruea was established in 1959 by splitting it from Mueang Khon Kaen district...

 and Phu Wiang
Amphoe Phu Wiang
Phu Wiang is a district in the northwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ubolratana, Nong Ruea, Chum Phae, Wiang Kao, Nong Na Kham of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang of Nongbua Lamphu Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided...

 of Khon Kaen Province, and Non Sang
Amphoe Non Sang
Non Sang is a district in the southeastern part of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Bun Rueang, Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu of Nongbua Lamphu Province, Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province, Khao Suan Kwang Ubolratana, Phu Wiang and Nong Na Kham of...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nongbua Lamphu Province
Nong Bua Lamphu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

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Administration


The district is subdivided into 6 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 68 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...

). Khuean Ubolratana is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khuean Ubolratana. There are further 6 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. Khok Sung โคกสูง 13 8,469
2. Ban Dong บ้านดง 14 10,243
3. Khuean Ubolratana เขื่อนอุบลรัตน์ 10 7,692
4. Na Kham นาคำ 13 6,578
5. Si Suk Samran ศรีสุขสำราญ 9 5,367
6. Thung Pong ทุ่งโป่ง 9 5,013

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