Khuan Niang district
District in Songkhla, Thailand
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Khuan Niang (Thai: ควนเนียง, pronounced [kʰūa̯n nīa̯ŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Songkhla province, southern Thailand.
Khuan Niang
ควนเนียง | |
|---|---|
District location in Songkhla province | |
| Coordinates: 7°11′13″N 100°21′28″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Songkhla |
| Seat | Rattaphum |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.0 km2 (80.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 33,264 |
| • Density | 159.9/km2 (414/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 90220 |
| Geocode | 9013 |
History
The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 2 January 1985 by splitting off four tambons from Rattaphum district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 21 May 1990.[2]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Singhanakhon, Bang Klam, and Rattaphum of Songkhla Province and Pak Phayun of Phatthalung province.
Administration
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (mubans). Khuan Niang is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Rattaphum. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rattaphum | รัตภูมิ | 13 | 13,760 |
| 2. | Khuan So | ควนโส | 11 | 5,647 |
| 3. | Huai Luek | ห้วยลึก | 9 | 4,917 |
| 4. | Bang Riang | บางเหรียง | 13 | 8,940 |
