Nam Khun district

Nam Khun น้ำขุ่น
District
District location in Ubon Ratchathani province
Coordinates: 14°35′0″N 104°55′30″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ubon Ratchathani
Seat	Ta Kao
Area
• Total	377.5 km^2 (145.8 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	30,587
• Density	81.0/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	34260
Geocode	3433

Nam Khun (Thai: น้ำขุ่น, pronounced [náːm kʰùn]) is a district (amphoe) in the southwestern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand. The name of the district translates to 'muddy water'.

History

The area of Nam Khun was originally part of Nam Yuen district. The government created the minor district (king amphoe) on 15 July 1996.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all of 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]

Geography

The district is bounded in the south by the Dangrek Range.

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kantharalak of Sisaket province; Thung Si Udom, Det Udom and Nam Yuen of Ubon Ratchathani; and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 49 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Ta Kao	ตาเกา	12	8,936
2.	Phaibun	ไพบูลย์	14	7,316
3.	Khilek	ขี้เหล็ก	13	7,840
4.	Khok Sa-at	โคกสะอาด	10	6,495

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอน้ำยืน จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอน้ำขุ่น (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (พิเศษ 18 ง): 33. June 16, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2009.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com