Tha Sawang is a subdistrict (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...

) of Mueang Surin district

Amphoe Mueang Surin

Mueang Surin is the capital district of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chom Phra, Khwao Sinarin, Sikhoraphum, Lamduan and Prasat of Surin Province, Krasang and Satuek of Buriram Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 21 subdistricts ,...

, Surin Province

Surin Province

Surin is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram, Maha Sarakham, Roi Et and Sisaket...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise) Na Di, Kae Yai, Nok Mueang and Kho Kho of Amphoe Mueang Surin, Surin Province and Nong Teng, Chumsaeng and Lamduan of Krasang district

Amphoe Krasang

Krasang is a district in the eastern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phlapphla Chai, Mueang Buriram, Huai Rat, Satuek of Buriram Province and Mueang Surin of Surin Province.-History:Originally part of tambon Song Chan of Mueang Buriram...

, Buriram Province

Buriram Province

Buri Ram or is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

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Economy

Agriculture is the main activity of the subdistrict, with rice and vegetables as the main products. The second job of the people in the area is Silk weaving. The Brocade/Silk from this subdistrict was selected as the official souvenir of the APEC Summit 2003 in Bangkok.

Administration

The tambon is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO). It is subdivided into 20 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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1.	Tha Sawang	ท่าสว่าง			11.	Som Poi	ส้มปอย
2.	Khwao Noi	เขวาน้อย			12.	Ra Phao	ระเภาว์
3.	Samrong	สำโรง			13.	A Mong	อาม็อง
4.	Khok Phet	โคกเพชร			14.	Cha Kae Sae Rong	จะแกแสรง
5.	Cha Kae Kon	จะแกโกน			15.	Khok Cha	โคกจ๊ะ
6.	Ang Kan	อังกัญ			16.	Sala	ศาลา
7.	La O	ละเอาะ			17.	Ka Phoe Sa Kom	กะเพอสะโกม
8.	Ka Ko	กาเกาะ			18.	Ka Phoe Sa Kom	โคกสวาย
9.	Ta Baen	ตาแบน			19.	Khok Ma Ka	โคกมะกะ
10.	Rayong	ระโยง			20.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ

External links

• thaitambon.com (Thai)