Three subdistrict municipalities upgraded to towns

Yesterday, three announcement were published in the Royal Gazette, making the change of municipal status (เปลี่ยนแปลงฐานะเทศบาล) for three municipalities official. In all three cases, a subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) becomes a town municipality (Thesaban Mueang), and also all three were originally Tambon Administrative Organizations (TAO) upgraded to municipalities not so long ago.

• Bueng Yitho (เทศบาลเมืองบึงยี่โถ), Thanyaburi district, Pathum Thani province [Gazette]. Became a TAO in 1995, a subdistrict municipality on August 1 2007 and now effective November 25 a town.
• Mae Hia (เทศบาลเมืองแม่เหียะ), Mueang Chiang Mai district, Chiang Mai province [Gazette]. Became a TAO in 1995, a subdistrict municipality on August 21 2007 and now effective December 2 a town.
• Sateng Nok (เทศบาลเมืองสะเตงนอก), Mueang Yala district, Yala province [Gazette]. Became a TAO in 1995, a subdistrict municipality on August 23 2007 and now effective December 8 a town.

Interestingly, for none of these three the announcements to upgrade the TAO to subdistrict municipality were published in the Gazette, the only thing published at that time were the definitions of the constituencies for the municipal council elections.