Nam Yuen District

Nam Yuen น้ำยืน
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ubon Ratchathani Province
Coordinates: 14°29′21″N 105°0′3″E / 14.48917°N 105.00083°E / 14.48917; 105.00083Coordinates: 14°29′21″N 105°0′3″E / 14.48917°N 105.00083°E / 14.48917; 105.00083
Country	Thailand
Province	Ubon Ratchathani
Seat	Si Wichian
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	854.5 km2 (329.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	67,641
- Density	79.2/km2 (205.1/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	34160
Geocode	3409

Nam Yuen (Thai: น้ำยืน) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

A group of people from Det Udom moved to Ban Chanla Na Dom of Champassak during the reign of King Mongkut. Later in 1881 the king of Champassak proposed to King Chulalongkorn to upgraded Ban Chanla Na Dom to Mueang Dom Pradit, under the control of the Champassak Kingdom. When Champask became part of French Indochine, Mueang Dom Pradit was downgraded to be a tambon of Det Udom district. As the area of Det Udom was very large, the governor of Ubon Ratchathani proposed to the government to establish a minor district (King Amphoe). This was created on March 17 1969 by splitting off the four tambon Song, Ta Kao, Yang and Dom Pradit.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on March 29, 1974.^[2]

Etymology

The name Nam Yuen has two origins: at first the district office is located in the area of the village Nam Yuen, as well as the area has three fertile rivers, Bon, Chong and Ta Em, as Nam Yuen in Thai means long-lasting water.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nam Khun, Det Udom, Na Chaluai of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Champasak of Laos and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

The important water resource is the Dom Yai River.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). Nam Yuen itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Song and Si Wichian. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Song	โซง	10	7,775
3.	Yang	ยาง	12	7,548
4.	Dom Pradit	โดมประดิษฐ์	17	15,771
6.	Bu Pueai	บุเปือย	15	8,939
7.	Si Wichian	สีวิเชียร	14	14,354
9.	Yang Yai	ยางใหญ่	12	6,055
11.	Kao Kham	เก่าขาม	12	7,199

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the district Nam Khun

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 86 (24 ง): 1017. March 25 1969. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2512/D/024/1017.PDF. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 91 (54 ก special issue): 30–33. March 28 1974. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/A/054/30.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com