Song, Nam Yuen
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Song
โซง | |
|---|---|
 Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Ubon Ratchathani |
| District | Nam Yuen |
| Number of Muban | 12 |
| Number of Mu | 12 |
| Subdistrict established | Before 1969 |
| Area | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 8,419 |
| • Density | 53.62/km2 (138.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 34260 |
Song (Thai: โซง) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the westernmost region of Nam Yuen district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1][2][3] Song served as the district's capital until 1981, when its eastern region, where the district government office is located, became an independent tambon called Si Wichian.[4] In 2021, it had a population of 8,419 people.[1] Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the west) Khok Sa-at, Ta Kao, Kao Kham, Bu Pueai, and Si Wichian, as well as Choam Khsant District of Cambodia in the south.[2][3]
Song is considered one of the oldest tambons of the Nam Yuen district, together with Yang and Dom Pradit, as well as Ta Kao,[5] which was later split off to create Nam Khun district.[6] During the reign of King Mongkut, the area was covered by Champasak's Ban Chanla Na Dom (บ้านจันลานาโดม); currently is Dom Pradit, a former district relegated to tambon in 1912.[7] In 1969, Song became the seat of a newly established small district (king amphoe) affiliated with Det Udom, named "Nam Yuen,"[5] which was later promoted to an independent district in 1974.[8] However, it lost the district's seat status when the eastern region, where the district government office is located, has become an autonomous division called tambon Si Wichian in 1981.[4]
Tambon Song was once wholly governed by its subdistrict council until the establishment of the Sukhaphiban Nam Yuen area (สุขาภิบาลน้ำยืน) in 1973; since then, a populous area in the district's town center has been broken off and managed by a newly formed government.[9] The subdistrict council was later upgraded to the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) in 1997, later on December 12, 2013, it was promoted to a subdistrict municipality.[2][10] Meanwhile, Sukhaphiban Nam Yuen, which covers some parts of both Song and Si Wichian due to the 1981 subdistrict separation, was promoted to a subdistrict municipality in 2005.[11]