Erawan District

Erawan (Thai: เอราวัณ; IPA: [ʔēːrāːwān]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.

Erawan

เอราวัณ
District
District location in Loei Province
Coordinates: 17°18′36″N 101°56′24″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceLoei
SeatPha In Plaeng
Area
 • Total262.0 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total37,079
 • Density141.5/km2 (366/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code42220
Geocode4213

The district is named after the Erawan Cave in neighboring Na Wang District very near the boundary to Erawan District.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pha Khao, Wang Saphung, Mueang Loei, and Na Duang of Loei Province; and Na Wang and Si Bun Rueang of Nong Bua Lamphu Province.

The main river in the district is the Suai.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 1 April 1995 with territory split off from Wang Saphung District.[2]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007 upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.[4]

Symbols

The district slogan is "Erawan, large elephant. Area of sweet Longan. Tradition of 100,000 rockets. Land of silk production".

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (mubans). Erawan and Pha In Plaeng are also sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons), and two tambon administrative organizations (TAO) for the remaining two sub-districts.

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.[5]
1.Erawanเอราวัณ1612,160
2.Pha In Plaengผาอินทร์แปลง1412,532
3.Pha Sam Yotผาสามยอด87,742
4.Sap Phaiwanทรัพย์ไพวัลย์74,645

References
  1. "History of Erawan district" (in Thai). Loei province.
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอวังสะพุง จังหวัดเลย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเอราวัณ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 59. 22 March 1995.
  3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 August 2007.
  5. "Department of provincial administration". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
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