Thung Khao Luang district
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Thung Khao Luang (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) of Roi Et province, Thailand.
Geography
The district is in central Roi Et Province. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): At Samat, Thawat Buri, and Selaphum.
The important water resource is the Chi River.
History
The minor district was created on 1 July 1997, when the four tambons Thung Khao Luang, Thoet Thai, Bueng Ngam, and Maba were split off from Thawat Buri district.[1]
The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all of 81 minor districts to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]
Administration
The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 50 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are five tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thung Khao Luang | ทุ่งเขาหลวง | 7 | 4,632 | |
| 2. | Thoet Thai | เทอดไทย | 10 | 4,753 | |
| 3. | Bueng Ngam | บึงงาม | 13 | 4,630 | |
| 4. | Maba | มะบ้า | 9 | 4,859 | |
| 5. | Lao | เหล่า | 11 | 5,386 |
Economy
The largely agricultural local economy is augmented by remittances from local women who married foreigners and live abroad. In Ban Jaan (บ้านจาร) village, a settlement of 540 households, at least 100 households have a Western son-in-law, mostly Swiss, leading the town to be known among Thais as the "Swiss village".[4] Local officials claim the number of resident Swiss is overstated as most live with their wives in Switzerland.[5]
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