Ban Phue is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the northwestern part of Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani Province

Udon Thani is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Nong Bua Lamphu and Loei.- Geography :...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sangkhom

Amphoe Sangkhom

Sangkhom is the westernmost district of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Chiang Mai, Pho Tak of Nong Khai Province, Na Yung of Udon Thani Province and Pak Chom of Loei Province...

, Pho Tak, Tha Bo

Amphoe Tha Bo

Tha Bo is a district in the western part of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nong Khai, Sa Khrai of Nong Khai Province, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Pho Tak and Si Chiang Mai of Nong Khai Province again...

 and Sakhrai of Nong Khai Province

Nong Khai Province

Nong Khai is the northernmost of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Udon Thani and Loei...

, Phen

Amphoe Phen

Phen is a district in the northern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Sang Khom, Ban Dung, Phibun Rak, Mueang Udon Thani, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Sakhrai, Mueang Nong Khai and Phon Phisai of Nong Khai Province.- History :The...

, Mueang Udon Thani

Amphoe Mueang Udon Thani

Mueang Udon Thani is the capital district of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phen, Phibun Rak, Nong Han, Prachaksinlapakhom, Kumphawapi, Nong Saeng, Nong Wua So, Kut Chap and Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province.-History:Originally named Ban Mak Khaeng...

 and Kut Chap

Amphoe Kut Chap

Kut Chap is a district in the western part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ban Phue, Mueang Udon Thani and Nong Wua So of Udon Thani Province, Na Klang and Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province-History:The minor district was created on July...

 of Udon Thani Province, Suwannakhuha

Amphoe Suwannakhuha

Suwannakhuha is the northernmost district of Nongbua Lamphu Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on...

 of Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nongbua Lamphu Province

Nong Bua Lam Phu is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Loei.-History:...

, and Nam Som

Amphoe Nam Som

Nam Som is a district in the northwestern part of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Yung, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Suwannakhuha of Nongbua Lamphu Province and Pak Chom of Loei Province.-History:The minor district was created on May 12...

 and Na Yung

Amphoe Na Yung

Na Yung is the northwesternmost district of Udon Thani Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was separated from Nam Som district and created to as a minor district on January 1, 1988...

 of Udon Thani again.

Located within the district is the Phu Phra Baht historical park and the Phu Phra Bat Buabok Forest Park

Phu Phra Bat Buabok Forest Park

Phu Phra Bat Buabok is a forest park in Ban Phue district, Udon Thani Province, northeast Thailand.Named after two Buddha footprints carved into rocks in the Lan Xang style, the park is located at a disconnected sandstone hill at the eastern edge of the Phu Phan mountains...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 165 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Ban Phue is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Ban Phue. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Ban Phue	บ้านผือ	14	13,286
2.	Hai Sok	หายโศก	17	10,874
3.	Khuea Nam	เขือน้ำ	14	9,038
4.	Kham Bong	คำบง	11	6,838
5.	Non Thong	โนนทอง	11	10,562
6.	Khao San	ข้าวสาร	14	5,746
7.	Champa Mong	จำปาโมง	17	10,540
8.	Klang Yai	กลางใหญ่	13	8,805
9.	Mueang Phan	เมืองพาน	16	8,521
10.	Kham Duang	คำด้วง	11	6,569
11.	Nong Hua Khu	หนองหัวคู	11	7,233
12.	Ban Kho	บ้านค้อ	6	3,146
13.	Nong Waeng	หนองแวง	10	6,807

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)