Moei Wadi district
district in Roi Et province, Thailand
Moei Wadi (Thai: เมยวดี, pronounced [mɤ̄ːj wā.dīː]; Northeastern Thai: เมยวดี, pronounced [mɤ̂ːj wā.dìː]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Roi Et province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Nong Phok and Phon Thong of Roi Et Province; Kuchinarai of Kalasin province; and Nong Sung of Mukdahan province.
History
The minor district (king amphoe) Moei Wadi was established on 1 April 1978, when the two tambons, Moei Wadi and Chumphon, were split off from Phon Thong district. It was upgraded to a full district on 3 November 1993.
Administration
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesabans); there are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
“Moei Wadi district” enters the record as district in Roi Et province, Thailand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Moei, Wadi and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q475994. Authority coordinates are 16.389, 104.157. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978 and 1993.
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