- Amphoe Chian Yai
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Chian Yai
thai=เชียรใหญ่
province=Nakhon Si Thammarat
coordinates=coord|8|10|6|N|100|8|42|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Chian Yai
area=232.7
population=45,827
population_as_of=2005
density=196.9
postal_code=80190
geocode=8006Chian Yai ( _th. เชียรใหญ่) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the southeastern part ofNakhon Si Thammarat Province ,southern Thailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pak Phanang, Hua Sai, Cha-uat and Chaloem Phra Kiat.
History
The minor district ("
King Amphoe ") on February 1 1937 by splitting it from Pak Phanang district. It was upgraded to a full district on November 3 1947.Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 98 villages ("muban "). Chian Yai is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers parts of "tambon" Chian Yai, Tha Khanan and Thong Lamchiak. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers belong to "tambon" which now form Chaloem Phra Kiat.External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=246&pv=21 amphoe.com]
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