Phon Phisai district

Phon Phisai โพนพิสัย
District
District location in Nong Khai province
Coordinates: 18°1′19″N 103°4′38″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nong Khai
Area
• Total	642.7 km^2 (248.1 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	96,580
• Density	149.1/km^2 (386/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	43120
Geocode	4305

Phon Phisai (Thai: โพนพิสัย, pronounced [pʰōːn pʰíʔ.sǎj]; Northeastern Thai: โพนพิสัย, pronounced [pʰo᷇ːn pʰìʔ.sǎj]) is a district (amphoe) in Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The district was originally part of Mueang Phon Phaeng, now part of Rattanawapi district. In 1906 it was established as a district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Rattanawapi and Fao Rai of Nong Khai Province; Ban Dung, Sang Khom, and Phen of Udon Thani province; and Mueang Nong Khai of Nong Khai. To the north across the Mekong River are the Laotian Vientiane Prefecture and Bolikhamxai province.

The Mekong River at Phon Phisai

Administration

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 151 villages (mubans). Chumphon is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Chumphon. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[1]
01.	Chumphon	จุมพล	24	19,738
02.	Wat Luang	วัดหลวง	16	09,200
03.	Kut Bong	กุดบง	14	08,681
04.	Chum Chang	ชุมช้าง	19	09,498
06.	Thung Luang	ทุ่งหลวง	12	05,172
07.	Lao Tang Kham	เหล่าต่างคำ	13	06,376
08.	Na Nang	นาหนัง	16	11,129
09.	Soem	เซิม	10	07,426
13.	Ban Pho	บ้านโพธิ์	12	10,281
21.	Ban Phue	บ้านผือ	07	05,440
22.	Sang Nang Khao	สร้างนางขาว	08	03,639

Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Fao Rai and Rattanawapi.

References

1. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)