th ▁century ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁province ▁within ▁the ▁Month on ▁P att ani . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁reduced ▁by ▁re assign ing ▁Y i - N go ▁and ▁modern - day ▁M ue ang ▁Nar ath iw at ▁District s ▁to ▁M ue ang ▁Bang ▁N ara , ▁now ▁Nar ath iw at ▁Province . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁abol ished , ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁P att ani ▁Province ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁to ▁Nar ath iw at . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁simply ▁named ▁" M ue ang ", ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁renamed ▁" T al ub an " ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁renamed ▁" S ai ▁B uri ". ▁ ▁Administration ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 1 ▁sub - d istrict s ▁( t amb ons ), ▁which ▁are ▁further ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁ 6 4 ▁villages ▁( m ub ans ). ▁Tal ub an ▁is ▁a ▁sub - d istrict ▁municipality ▁( thes aban ▁tamb on ), ▁which ▁en comp ass es ▁tamb on ▁Tal ub an . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁sub - d istrict s ▁has ▁a ▁tamb on ▁administrative ▁organization ▁( TA O ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁am ph oe . com ▁( in ▁Th ai ) ▁ ▁Category : Am ph oe ▁of ▁P att ani ▁Province ▁ ▁Category : Form er