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Wan Yai

หว้านใหญ่
Wan Yai หว้านใหญ่
District
	Our Lady of the Martyrs of Thailand Shrine at Pong Kham
	District location in Mukdahan province
	Coordinates: 16°43′39″N 104°44′20″E / 16.72750°N 104.73889°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Mukdahan
Seat	Wan Yai
Area
• Total	84.48 km2 (32.62 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	18,683
• Density	221.2/km2 (573/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	49150
Geocode	4906

Wan Yai (Thai: หว้านใหญ่, pronounced [wâːn jàj]; Northeastern Thai: หว้านใหญ่, pronounced [wàːn ɲāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province and That Phanom of Nakhon Phanom province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Wan Yai was created on 16 September 1977, when the tambon Wan Yai, Pong Kham, and Bang Sai Noi were split off from Mukdahan district.^[1] In 1982 it was one of six districts which formed the new province of Mukdahan. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992.^[2]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Wan Yai	หว้านใหญ่	11	4,739
2.	Pong Kham	ป่งขาม	11	5,337
3.	Bang Sai Noi	บางทรายน้อย	11	4,715
4.	Chanot	ชะโนด	5	2,444
5.	Dong Mu	ดงหมู	6	1,448