Amphoe Phon Charoen
Encyclopedia
Phon Charoen is a district (Amphoe
) of Bueng Kan Province
, northeastern Thailand
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. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.
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), which are further subdivided into 58 villages (muban
). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Phon Charoen covers parts of tambon Phon Charoen, and Don Ya Nang the whole tambon Don Ya Nang. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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...
) of Bueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan Province
Bueng Kan is the 76th province of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 which entered into force on and from March 23, 2011. The province, consisting of the districts partitioned off Nong Khai Province, is situated in the northeastern region of the country,...
, 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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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Phon Charoen was established on November 16 1976 by splitting two tambon from Bueng Kan districtAmphoe Bueng Kan
Mueang Bueng Kan is a capital district of Bueng Kan province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was originally named Chaiburi and was a part of Nakhon Phanom Province...
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) So Phisai, Mueang Bueng Kan, Si Wilai and Seka of Bueng Kan Province, and Kham Ta Kla and Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon ProvinceSakon Nakhon Province
Sakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 58 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...
). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Phon Charoen covers parts of tambon Phon Charoen, and Don Ya Nang the whole tambon Don Ya Nang. There are further 6 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. | Si Chomphu | ศรีชมภู | 7 | 4,755 |
| 2. | Don Ya Nang | ดอนหญ้านาง | 7 | 4,979 |
| 3. | Phon Charoen | พรเจริญ | 11 | 10,254 |
| 4. | Nong Hua Chang | หนองหัวช้าง | 11 | 7,721 |
| 5. | Wang Chomphu | วังชมภู | 8 | 4,375 |
| 6. | Pa Faek | ป่าแฝก | 7 | 5,519 |
| 7. | Si Samran | ศรีสำราญ | 7 | 4,506 |
External links
- http://phoncharoen.orgfree.com Website of district (Thai)
- amphoe.com