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Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand
Administrative divisions of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 Provinces of Thailands }} and the metropolitan municipality Bangkok . Bangkok was one province until 1972, making Thailand a 76-province country....
. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of 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....
. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
. These were however abolished in 2005. As of 1990, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.

A muban does not necessarily cover exactly one settlement. Larger settlements can be split into several muban, while very small settlements can be put together into a single muban.

In village names, muban is commonly abbreviated to ban .

village is led by a village headman (Thai: Phu Yai Ban, ???????????), who is elected by the population of the village and then appointed by the Ministry of the Interior.






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Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand
Administrative divisions of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 75 Provinces of Thailands }} and the metropolitan municipality Bangkok . Bangkok was one province until 1972, making Thailand a 76-province country....
. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of 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....
. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok
Bangkok

The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
. These were however abolished in 2005. As of 1990, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.

A muban does not necessarily cover exactly one settlement. Larger settlements can be split into several muban, while very small settlements can be put together into a single muban.

In village names, muban is commonly abbreviated to ban .

Administration

The village is led by a village headman (Thai: Phu Yai Ban, ???????????), who is elected by the population of the village and then appointed by the Ministry of the Interior. The headman has two assistants, one for Government affairs and one for Security Affairs. There also may be a Village Committee with elected members from the village, serving as an advisory body of a village. Originally the village headman once elected was in office until reaching retirement age. They now only serve for a five year term but can then apply for reelection.

Villages which are part of a town or city (thesaban mueang and thesaban nakhon) have no village headman.