Amphoe Phon Na Kaeo
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Phon Na Kaeo is a district (Amphoe
) of Sakon Nakhon Province
, northeast Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
, Mueang Sakon Nakhon
and Kusuman
of Sakon Nakhon Province, Pla Pak
, Huai Phueng
and Wang Yang
of Nakhon Phanom Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and further 5 Tambon administrative organizations.
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 Sakon Nakhon Province
Sakon 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...
, northeast 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...
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 1 1991, when the four tambon Ban Phon, Na Kaeo, Na Tong Watthana and Ban Paen were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon districtAmphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon
Mueang Sakon Nakhon is the capital district of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.To the northeast of the district...
. It was upgraded to a full district on December 5 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Khok Si SuphanAmphoe Khok Si Suphan
Khok Si Suphan is a district of Sakon Nakhon Province, northeast Thailand.-History:The minor district was created on May 5 1981, when the three tambon Tong Khop, Lao Phon Kho and Dan Muang Kham were split off from Mueang Sakon Nakhon district...
, Mueang Sakon Nakhon
Amphoe Mueang Sakon Nakhon
Mueang Sakon Nakhon is the capital district of Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Wa of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman, Phon Na Kaeo, Khok Si Suphan, Tao Ngoi, Phu Phan, Kut Bak and Phanna Nikhom of Sakon Nakhon Province.To the northeast of the district...
and Kusuman
Amphoe Kusuman
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon Na Kaeo and Mueang Sakon Nakhon of Sakon Nakhon Province, Na Wa, Phon Sawan, Mueang Nakhon Phanom and Pla Pak of Nakhon Phanom Province.-History:...
of Sakon Nakhon Province, Pla Pak
Amphoe Pla Pak
Pla Pak is a district in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Na Kae and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Phon Na Kaeo and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:The area of the district was at...
, Huai Phueng
Amphoe Huai Phueng
Huai Phueng is a district in the eastern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Khu, Kuchinarai, Na Mon and Somdet of Kalasin Province, and Phu Phan of Sakon Nakhon Province.-History:On May 5 1981 the minor district Huai Phueng was created by...
and Wang Yang
Amphoe Wang Yang
Wang Yang is a district of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pla Pak and Na Kae of Nakhon Phanom Province, Khok Si Suphan and Phon Na Kaeo of Sakon Nakhon Province....
of Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom Province
Nakhon Phanom is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon and Bueng Kan. To the north-east it borders Khammouan of Laos.-Geography:...
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 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 48 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 no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and further 5 Tambon administrative organizations.
| No. | Name | Thai name | 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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Phon | บ้านโพน | 8 | 6,378 | |
| 2. | Na Kaeo | นาแก้ว | 12 | 10,848 | |
| 3. | Na Tong Watthana | นาตงวัฒนา | 11 | 6,553 | |
| 4. | Ban Paen | บ้านแป้น | 10 | 6,957 | |
| 5. | Chiang Sue | เชียงสือ | 7 | 4,843 |
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)