Mueang Suang ( ) is a
district (amphoe) of Roi Et Province
, in northeastern Thailand
.
Geography
The district is located in the central part of Roi Et province.
Neighboring districts are (from the north
clockwise) At
Samat
, Suwannaphum
, Kaset Wisai
and Chaturaphak Phiman
.
History
Suang was one of the 11
Mueang or
city-states who were subordinates of
Mueang Roi Et.
The minor district (
King
Amphoe) was created on
March 15 1973, when the three tambon
Nong Phue, Nong Hin and Khu Mueang were split off from Suwannaphum
district
. It was upgraded to a full district on March
25 1979.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (
tambon), which are further subdivided into 49
villages (
muban). Mueang Suang has
township (
thesaban tambon)
status and covers the
tambon Mueang Suang and parts of
Nong Phue. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organization
(TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh. |
| 1. |
Nong Phue |
หนองผือ |
9 |
4,587 |
|
| 2. |
Nong Hin |
หนองหิน |
10 |
4,754 |
|
| 3. |
Khu Mueang |
คูเมือง |
10 |
5,173 |
|
| 4. |
Kok Kung |
กกกุง |
11 |
4,179 |
|
| 5. |
Mueang Suang |
เมืองสรวง |
9 |
5,058 |
|
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