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Phon Sawan
โพนสวรรค์ | |
|---|---|
 District location in Nakhon Phanom province | |
| Coordinates: 17°27′23″N 104°28′7″E / 17.45639°N 104.46861°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Phanom |
| Seat | Phon Sawan |
| Area | |
• Total | 718.835 km2 (277.544 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 54,352 |
| • Density | 75.6/km2 (196/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 48190 |
| Geocode | 4810 |
Phon Sawan (Thai: โพนสวรรค์, pronounced [pʰōːn sā.wǎn]; Northeastern Thai: โพนสวรรค์, pronounced [pʰôːn sā.wǎn]) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Phon Sawan is bordered by the following districts, listed clockwise from the west: Na Wa, Si Songkhram, Tha Uthen, and Mueang Nakhon Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province.
History
[edit]The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 7 January 1986, when the five tambons, Phon Sawan, Na Hua Bo, Na Khamin, Phon Bok, and Ban Kho, were split off from Tha Uthen district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992.[2]
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (mubans). Phon Sawan has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambons Phon Sawan and Phon Chan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Phon Sawan | โพนสวรรค์ | 13 | 9,982 | |
| 2. | Na Hua Bo | นาหัวบ่อ | 9 | 5,468 | |
| 3. | Na Khamin | นาขมิ้น | 16 | 8,849 | |
| 4. | Phon Bok | โพนบก | 10 | 5,895 | |
| 5. | Ban Kho | บ้านค้อ | 18 | 12,311 | |
| 6. | Phon Chan | โพนจาน | 12 | 7,548 | |
| 7. | Na Nai | นาใน | 8 | 4,299 |
References
[edit]- ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอท่าอุเทน จังหวัดนครพนม ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโพนสวรรค์ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 103 (9 ง): 160. January 21, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012.
- ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 109 (45 ก): 27–29. April 9, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2012.
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