Na Wa district

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Na Wa (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand.

Geography

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The junction

Na Wa is bordered by the following districts, listed clockwise from the northeast: Si Songkhram, Phon Sawan, and in Sakon Nakhon province the districts Kusuman, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Phanna Nikhom, and Akat Amnuai.

The main rivers are the Un and Yam.

History

The population of the district is made up of five tribes: Phu Thai, Saek, Yau, Kalueng, and Thai Isan. The Yau form the largest group. They came from Luang Prabang in modern-day Laos in the 16th century. Others immigrated from Ubon Ratchathani Province.[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The district was established on 16 August 1971 as a minor district (king amphoe) by splitting off the three tambons, Na Wa, Na Ngua, and Ban Siao, from Si Songkhram District.[2] On 22 March 1979 it was elevated to full district status.[3][4] Three further sub-districts were created, Nakhun Yai in 1978,[5] Lao Phatthana in 1979,[6] and Tha Ruea in 1987.[7]

The township Na Wa was created in 1963 as a sanitary district (sukhaphiban).[8] Like all sanitary districts it was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) in May 1999.

Administration

Na Wa is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (mubans). Na Wa itself is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers part of tambon Na Wa. Each of the six tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

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Administration building, Na Wa district
No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.     
1. Na Wa นาหว้า 15 13391
2. Na Ngua นางัว 13 5123
3. Ban Siao บ้านเสียว 10 6377
4. Na Khun Yai นาคูณใหญ่ 7 4565
5. Lao Phatthana  เหล่าพัฒนา 15 9639
6. Tha Ruea ท่าเรือ 8 5566

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