France is mainly divided into 18 administrative regions: 13 regions in metropolitan France (including the territorial collectivity of Corsica), and five located overseas. The regions are further subdivided into 101 departments, which are numbered mainly alphabetically. This number is used in postal codes and was formerly used on vehicle number plates. Among the 101 departments of France, five (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Réunion) are in overseas regions (ROMs) that are also simultaneously overseas departments (DOMs), enjoy exactly the same status as metropolitan departments and are an integral part of the European Union. The 101 departments are subdivided into 335
Nong Khae District and Phachi of Ayutthaya Province. The district is subdivided into 18 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 181 villages ("muban"). There are three municipal ("thesaban") areas, and further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Nong Khae District Nong Khae (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the southern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand. There were records that the district already existed in 1899. Amphoe Nong Khae has the Na Roeng "Khlong" (canal) that connects to the Pa Sak River. The Ayutthaya kingdom army moved their troops by this canal for military purposes. Recently there has been immigration of people