Khwaeng

A khwaeng (, ) is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand. Currently, there are 180 "khwaeng" in Bangkok. A "khwaeng" is roughly equivalent to a "tambon" in other provinces of Thailand, smaller than an "amphoe" (district). With the creation of the special administrative area of Bangkok in 1972 the "tambon" within the area of the new administrative entity was converted into "khwaeng". The recommended English translation is subdistrict.
Historically, in some regions of the country "khwaeng" referred to subdivisions of a province (then known as "mueang", predating the modern term "changwat"), while in others they were called "amphoe". Administrative reforms at the beginning of the 20th century standardized them to the term "amphoe".