Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 84.48 km² Province Mukdahan Province | Seat Wan Yai Postal code 49150 Population 18,683 (2005) Geocode 4906 | |
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Mukdahan province issan mekong river kangkabao wan yai district thailand 3
Wan Yai (Thai: หว้านใหญ่) is a district (Amphoe) of Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand.
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- Mukdahan province issan mekong river kangkabao wan yai district thailand 3
- Map of Wan Yai District Mukdahan Thailand
- Mukdahan province issan mekong river kangkabao wan yai district thailand 1
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- References
Map of Wan Yai District, Mukdahan, Thailand
Mukdahan province issan mekong river kangkabao wan yai district thailand 1
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.
The important water resource is the Mekong river.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Wan Yai was created on September 16, 1977, when the tambon Wan Yai, Pong Kham and Bang Sai Noi were split off from Mukdahan district. In 1982 it was one of 6 districts which formed the new province Mukdahan. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on May 9, 1992.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organization (TAO).