Nakhon Champassak Province

Nakhon Champassak Province (also spelled Nakorn Champassak; Thai: นครจัมปาศักดิ์; RTGS: Nakhon Champasak) was a former province in Thailand established in 1941 following the annexation of territories of French Indochina. The province was dissolved and returned to France in 1946.

Nakhon Champassak
จังหวัดนครจัมปาศักดิ์
Province of Thailand
1941–1946
Flag

Nakhon Champassak Province in green
CapitalChampasak
History 
9 May 1941
• Thailand returns annexed territories to French Indochina[1]
17 November 1946
Preceded by		Succeeded by
French protectorate of Cambodia
French Laos
French protectorate of Cambodia
French Laos
Today part of Cambodia
 Laos

History
See also: Thailand in World War II and Franco-Thai War

Nakhon Champassak was one of the provinces created as a result of the Franco-Thai War when Vichy France agreed to cede Meluprey and Thala Barivat province from Cambodia and the cis-Mekong part of Champassak Province from Laos to Thailand.[2] The two sections were merged to form Nakhon Champassak Province. After World War II ended with the victory of the Allies, the post-war administration in France threatened to block Axis-aligned Thailand's admission into the newly formed UN. Finally in 1946 this province was dissolved and returned to France.

Administrative divisions

Nakhon Champassak was divided into five districts (amphoe) and a minor district (king amphoe). The list below are the districts of the province. The one in italics is a minor district.

Name Thai
1 Mueang Nakhon Champassak เมืองนครจัมปาศักดิ์
2 Wanwaithayakon วรรณไวทยากร
3 Tharatboriwat ธาราบริวัตร
4 Manophrai มะโนไพร
5 Chom Krasan จอมกระสานต์
6 Phon Thong โพนทอง

See also

References
  1. http://countrystudies.us/laos/16.htm
  2. Grabowsky, Volker. Regions and National Integration in Thailand 1892-1992. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1995.

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