Kumphaกุมภ[า] is from Sanskrit 'pitcher' or 'water-pot', as reflected in the name of February, associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius. Wapiวาปี is from Sanskrit 'pond', synonymous with หนองนํ้า, บึง.[1]
North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake. The lake is surrounded by marshland, one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand. The lake is drained by Lam Pao.
Historyedit
Mueang Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani, which were converted into amphoes during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908.[2]
Symbolsedit
The district slogan is "Kumphawapi, city of sugar, monkey park, highland of glass Buddha station, goose wetland stream of life."
Administrationedit
Central administrationedit
Kumphawapi is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 176 administrative villages (mubans).
kumphawapi, district, kumphawapi, thai, มภวาป, pronounced, kūm, pʰā, wāː, pīː, district, amphoe, southern, part, udon, thani, province, northeastern, thailand, kumphawapi, มภวาป, districtdistrict, location, udon, thani, provincecoordinates, 11389, 01861, 11389. Kumphawapi Thai kumphwapi pronounced kum pʰa waː piː is a district amphoe in the southern part of Udon Thani province northeastern Thailand Kumphawapi kumphwapiDistrictDistrict location in Udon Thani provinceCoordinates 17 6 50 N 103 1 7 E 17 11389 N 103 01861 E 17 11389 103 01861CountryThailandProvinceUdon ThaniSeatKumphawapiArea Total672 6 km2 259 7 sq mi Population 2017 Total124 241 Density187 6 km2 486 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code41110Geocode4104 Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 History 4 Symbols 5 Administration 5 1 Central administration 5 2 Local administration 6 References 7 External linksEtymology editKumpha kumph a is from Sanskrit pitcher or water pot as reflected in the name of February associated with the zodiac sign of Aquarius Wapi wapi is from Sanskrit pond synonymous with hnxngna bung 1 Geography editNeighboring districts are from the southwest clockwise Non Sa at Nong Saeng Mueang Udon Thani Prachaksinlapakhom Ku Kaeo and Si That of Udon Thani Province Tha Khantho of Kalasin province and Kranuan of Khon Kaen province North of the central town is the shallow Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake The lake is surrounded by marshland one of the largest natural wetlands in northeast Thailand The lake is drained by Lam Pao History editMueang Kumphawapi was one of the four original subdivisions of Udon Thani which were converted into amphoes during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1908 2 Symbols editThe district slogan is Kumphawapi city of sugar monkey park highland of glass Buddha station goose wetland stream of life Administration editCentral administration edit Kumphawapi is divided into 13 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 176 administrative villages mubans No Name Thai Villages Pop 3 0 1 Tum Tai tumit 0 9 0 7 0420 2 Phan Don phndxn 20 17 4100 3 Wiang Kham ewiyngkha 18 10 4960 4 Chaelae aechael 14 10 3110 6 Chiang Wae echiyngaehw 13 0 8 6330 7 Huai Koeng hwyeking 0 8 0 5 4240 9 Soephloe esxephlx 19 11 95910 Si O sixx 0 8 0 4 54611 Pakho paokh 17 11 30413 Pha Suk phasuk 10 0 6 37914 Tha Li thali 14 0 9 77515 Kumphawapi kumphwapi 15 12 89016 Nong Wa hnxnghwa 11 0 8 072Missing numbers are tambon which now form Prachak Sinlapakhom District Local administration edit There are nine sub district municipalities thesaban tambons in the district Kumphawapi Thai ethsbaltablkumphwapi consisting of parts of sub district Kumphawapi Phan Don Thai ethsbaltablphndxn consisting of parts of sub district Phan Don Huai Koeng Thai ethsbaltablhwyeking consisting of sub district Huai Koeng Pa Kho Thai ethsbaltablpaokh consisting of sub district Pakho Wiang Kham Thai ethsbaltablewiyngkha consisting of sub district Wiang Kham Nong Wa Thai ethsbaltablhnxnghwa consisting of sub district Nong Wa Kong Phan Phan Don Thai ethsbaltablkngphanphndxn consisting of parts of sub district Phan Don Chaelae Thai ethsbaltablaechael consisting of sub district Chaelae Chiang Wae Thai ethsbaltablechiyngaehw consisting of sub district Chiang Wae There are six subdistrict administrative organizations SAO in the district Tum Tai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntabltumit consisting of sub district Tum Tai Soephloe Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablesxephlx consisting of sub district Soephloe Si O Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablsixx consisting of sub district Si O Pha Suk Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablphasuk consisting of sub district Pha Suk Tha Li Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablthali consisting of sub district Tha Li Kumphawapi Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablkumphwapi consisting of parts of sub district Kumphawapi References edit Dictionary Archived 2009 03 03 at the Wayback Machine of the Royal Institute of Thailand 1982 aecngkhwamkrathrwngmhadithy eruxng ihrwmemuxngkmuththais 1 emuxng kumphwapi 1 emuxng hnxnghay 1 xaephx banhmakaekhng 1 tngepnemuxngctwa eriykwaemuxngxudrthanibriewnnachiihepliyneriykwaemuxngkhxnaekn briewnnaehuxngihepliyneriykwaemuxngely briewnsklnkhrihepliyn eriykwaemuxngsklnkhr briewnthatuphnmihepliyneriykwaemuxngnkhrphnm swnemuxnghnxngkhayemuxngophnphisyihkhngiwtamedim PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 24 41 1088 1908 01 12 Archived from the original PDF on January 25 2012 Population statistics 2017 in Thai Department of Provincial Administration Retrieved 2018 03 13 External links editamphoe com Archived 2010 09 16 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This Udon Thani Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kumphawapi district amp oldid 1181676292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
