Friday, May 27, 2016

Province creation rumors again

Its not yet a year ago that a plan to create several new provinces has gone viral in the social networks, so that the Department of Provincial Administration had to post a correction. It seems the same has happened again today, the correction posted on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Interior.

I haven't yet found the post which made DOPA issue yet another correction, but Channel 3 news reported on the correction and listed the alleged new provinces. It is the same list as last year for the Northeast, only adding Na Thawi (จังหวัดนาทวี) to be split from Songkhla. Na Thawi, like all the other, apparently was considered in past but then shelved like all the other province plans.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Three more province with new administrative villages

Yesterday, another three announcements were published in the Royal Gazette to formally create new administrative villages, this time in the provinces Lampang, Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani. Again, these are based on the Ministerial Order มท ๐๓๑๐.๑/ว ๗๔๖๕ from December 15. With 44 Muban announced so far, this is the biggest number of new villages since 2007, when a total of 449 villages were created.
  • Lampang - 1 Muban [Gazette] effective March 22
    • Mu 10 of Nam Cho subdistrict, Mae Tha district, split from Mu 3 (Ban To, บ้านต๋อ) and named Ban To Kaeo Phatthana (บ้านต๋อแก้วพัฒนา).
  • Udon Thani - 6 Muban [Gazette] effective with publication
    • Mu 14 of Tha Li subdistrict, Kumphawapi district, split from Mu 4 (Ban Tha Li, บ้านท่าลี่) and named Ban Tha Li (บ้านท่าลี่).
    • Mu 15 of Kumphawapi subdistrict, Kumphawapi district, split from Mu 5 (Ban Don Kaeo, บ้านดอนแก้ว) and named Ban Don Kaeo (บ้านดอนแก้ว).
    • Mu 12 of Non Thong subdistrict, Ban Phue district, split from Mu 7 (Ban Don Tan, บ้านดอนตาล) and named Ban Don Tan (บ้านดอนตาล).
    • Mu 13 of Non Thong subdistrict, Ban Phue district, split from Mu 8 (Ban Dong Bang, บ้านดงบัง) and named Ban Dong Bang (บ้านดงบัง).
    • Mu 14 of Non Thong subdistrict, Ban Phue district, split from Mu 9 (Ban Na Hai, บ้านนาไฮ) and named Ban Na Hai (บ้านนาไฮ).
    • Mu 15 of Non Thong subdistrict, Ban Phue district, split from Mu 10 (Ban Na Toei, บ้านนาเตย) and named Ban Na Toei (บ้านนาเตย).
  • Ubon Rathathani - 5 Muban [Gazette] effective with publication
    • Mu 17 of Sang Tho subdistrict, Khueang Nai district, split from Mu 7 (Ban Don Chiang Tho, บ้านดอนเชียงโท) and named Ban Don Chiang Tho (บ้านดอนเชียงโท).
    • Mu 12 of Song subdistrict, Nam Yuen district, split from Mu 2 (Ban Duan, บ้านดวน) and named Ban Chai Charoen (บ้านชัยเจริญ).
    • Mu 12 of Ban Maet subdistrict, Buntharik district, split from Mu 1 (Ban Hat Sai Khun, บ้านหาดทรายคูณ) and named Ban Don Chot (บ้านดอนโจด).
    • Mu 13 of Kaeng Dom subdistrict, Sawang Wirawong district, split from Mu 2 (Ban Khok Sombun Nai, บ้านโคกสมบูรณ์ใน) and named Ban Non Tao Lek (บ้านโนนเตาเหล็ก).
    • Mu 13 of Sawang subdistrict, Sawang Wirawong district, split from Mu 4 (Ban Phaeng, บ้านแพง) and named Ban Non Sai Ngam (บ้านโนนทรายงาม).
A bit notable is the fact that all 6 Muban in Udon Thani got the same name as the Muban from which they were split off. Checking with the all the 2029 Muban creations published in the Royal Gazette since 2002, this naming scheme was used 361 times so far (17.7%). The suffix "Kaeo Phatthana" however was used for the first time.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

New Muban in Surin

And another two new administrative villages announced last week, again based on the Ministerial Order มท ๐๓๑๐.๑/ว ๗๔๖๕ from December 15, this time signed by the province governor on March 16th and becoming effective with the publication of the announcement on April 28 [Gazette].
  • Mu 17 of Nong Yai subdistrict, Prasat district, Surin province, split from Mu 11 (Ban Saen Suk, บ้านแสนสุข) and named Ban Charoen Suk (บ้านเจริญสุข).
  • Mu 20 of Khok Sa-at subdistrict, Prasat district, Surin province, split from Mu 1 (Ban Khok Sa-at, บ้านโคกสะอาด) and named Ban Khok Sa-at Phatthana (บ้านโคกสะอาดพัฒนา).