Subdistrict in Thailand
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]
History
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, and, effectively on December 12, 2013, it was later 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]
Geography
The tambon covers 157 km2 and is located in the western region of the Nam Yuen district. The north, which accounts for two-thirds of the total area and is home to the majority of the population, is an undulating plateau, while the rest is a rolling plain and highland of the Dângrêk Mountains, which form the border between Thailand and Cambodia.[2]
Administration
The subdistrict of Song is divided into twelve villages (mubans; หมู่บ้าน).[1][2] As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 8,419 people with 2,711 households.[1]
Most of the area, more than 90 percent, is governed by the Song Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลตำบลโซง, Song Township), with only a small portion of the east region covered by another local government, the Nam Yuen Subdistrict Municipality (เทศบาลน้ำยืน, Nam Yuen Township), which also governs some of the neighboring subdistrict, Si Wichian.[1][2]
The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans, which roughly correspond to the villages.[1]
Village |
Group (Mu) |
Local government |
Total
|
Song Township |
Nam Yuen Township
|
Romanized name |
Thai name |
Household |
Population |
Household |
Population |
Household |
Population
|
Song |
โซง |
1 |
306 |
934 |
0 |
0 |
306 |
934
|
Duan |
ดวน |
2 |
216 |
712 |
0 |
0 |
216 |
712
|
Hua Nam |
หัวน้ำ |
3 |
228 |
575 |
0 |
0 |
228 |
757
|
Ta Mo |
ตาโม |
4 |
218 |
702 |
0 |
0 |
218 |
702
|
Nong Tao |
หนองเทา |
5 |
274 |
793 |
0 |
0 |
274 |
793
|
Nam Yuen |
น้ำยืน |
6 |
147 |
365 |
324 |
1,242 |
471 |
1,607
|
Kho |
ค้อ |
7 |
178 |
627 |
0 |
0 |
178 |
627
|
Noi Ta Wan |
น้อยตาหวาน |
8 |
134 |
318 |
0 |
0 |
134 |
318
|
Nong Udom |
หนองอุดม |
9 |
188 |
486 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
486
|
Sap Kaset |
ทรัพย์เกษตร |
10 |
104 |
259 |
0 |
0 |
104 |
259
|
Chok Sombun |
โชคสมบูรณ์ |
11 |
271 |
809 |
0 |
0 |
271 |
809
|
Chai Charoen |
ชัยเจริญ |
12 |
122 |
534 |
0 |
0 |
122 |
534
|
Central House Registration
|
1 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
63
|
Total |
2,387 |
7,177 |
324 |
1,242 |
2,711 |
8,419
|
References
14°30′44″N 104°56′42″E / 14.512314°N 104.945114°E / 14.512314; 104.945114