Amphoe Nam Yuen
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| Province: | Ubon Ratchathani |
| Area: | 854.5 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 67,641 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 79.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 3409 |
| Postal code: | 34160 |
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Nam Yuen (Thai: น้ำยืน) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.
[edit] History
A group of people from Det Udom moved to Ban Chanla Na Dom of Champassak during the reign of King Mongkut. Later in 1881 the king of Champassak proposed to King Chulalongkorn to upgraded Ban Chanla Na Dom to Mueang Dom Pradit, under the control of the Champassak Kingdom. When Champask became part of French Indochine, Mueang Dom Pradit was downgraded to be a tambon of Det Udom district. As the area of Det Udom was very large, the governor of Ubon Ratchathani proposed to the government to establish a minor district (King Amphoe) in 1969. It was upgraded to a full district on March 29th, 1974.
The name Nam Yuen has two origins: at first the district office is located in the area of the village Nam Yuen, as well as the area has three fertile rivers, Bon, Chong and Ta Em, as Nam Yuen in Thai means long-lasting water.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nam Khun, Det Udom, Na Chaluai of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Champasak of Laos and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.
The important water resource is the Dom Yai River.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 92 villages (muban). Nam Yuen itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Song and Si Wichian. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Song | โซง | 10 | 7,775 | |
| 3. | Yang | ยาง | 12 | 7,548 | |
| 4. | Dom Pradit | โดมประดิษฐ์ | 17 | 15,771 | |
| 6. | Bu Pueai | บุเปือย | 15 | 8,939 | |
| 7. | Si Wichian | สีวิเชียร | 14 | 14,354 | |
| 9. | Yang Yai | ยางใหญ่ | 12 | 6,055 | |
| 11. | Kao Kham | เก่าขาม | 12 | 7,199 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nam Khun minor district
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| Amphoe of Ubon Ratchathani |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Ubon Ratchathani - Si Mueang Mai - Khong Chiam - Khueang Nai - Khemarat - Det Udom - Na Chaluai - Nam Yuen - Buntharik - Trakan Phuet Phon - Kut Kaopun - Muang Sam Sip - Warin Chamrap - Phibun Mangsahan - Tan Sum - Pho Sai - Samrong - Don Mot Daeng - Sirindhorn - Thung Si Udom |
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| King Amphoe: |
Na Yia - Na Tan - Lao Suea Kok - Sawang Wirawong - Nam Khun |
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