Wang Nam Yen district
Wang Nam Yen (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the southern part of Sa Kaeo province, eastern Thailand. History. In 1971 the government built a new road connecting Chanthaburi province with Sa Kaeo province. Then the people from Ban Tha Ta Si and Ban Nong Prue moved to establish a new village along the new road in the area. They named the new village Ban Wang Nam Yen after their important water resource. It was upgraded to "Tambon" Wang Nam Yen of Sa Kaeo district in 1975. 1 On December 1976 the minor district ("king amphoe") Wang  Nam Yen was created, consisting of the three "tambons" Wang Nam Yen, Wang Sombun, and Ta Lang Nai. Wang Nam Yen was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983. Geography. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khao Chakan, Watthana Nakhon, Khlong Hat, and Wang Sombun of Sa Kaeo Province and Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao province. Administration. The district is divided into four sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 84 villages ("mubans"). Wang Nam Yen is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers "tambon" Wang Nam Yen. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Wang