Ban Dan district
District in Buriram, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ban Dan (Thai: บ้านด่าน, pronounced [bâːn dàːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The minor district (king amphoe) Ban Dan was created on 15 July 1996 by splitting four tambons from Mueang Buriram district.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khaen Dong, Satuek, Huai Rat, Mueang Buriram and Khu Mueang.
Administration
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations.
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ban Dan | บ้านด่าน | 20 | 11,808 | |
2. | Prasat | ปราสาท | 18 | 8,791 | |
3. | Wang Nuea | วังเหนือ | 12 | 4,327 | |
4. | Non Khwang | โนนขวาง | 9 | 5,622 |
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