- Amphoe Sawang Arom
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Sawang Arom
thai=สว่างอารมณ์
province=Uthai Thani
coordinates=coord|15|35|2|N|99|51|39|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=341.4
population=31,092
population_as_of=2005
density=91.1
postal_code=61150
geocode=6103Sawang Arom ( _th. สว่างอารมณ์) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the northern part ofUthai Thani Province , northernThailand .History
This area was originally called Ban Sawang Chaeng Sabai Chai. In a Thai-Burmese war of Ayutthaya era, the troops began fighting in Lat Yao area in the night and finished at the village in the morning. To commemorate this battle the government renamed the village to Sawang Arom in 1961.
The Sawang Arom minor district ("
King Amphoe ") was established in 1963 as a subordinate of Thap Than district.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Thap Than, Lan Sak of Uthai Thani Province, Lat Yao and Krok Phra of
Nakhon Sawan Province .Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 64 villages ("muban "). Sawang Arom is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers parts of "tambon" Sawang Arom. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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