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Renu Nakhon

เรณูนคร
Renu Nakhon เรณูนคร
District
	Phra That Renu Pagoda, a replica of Phra That Phanom
	District location in Nakhon Phanom province
	Coordinates: 17°3′22″N 104°40′47″E / 17.05611°N 104.67972°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Phanom
Seat	Phon Thong
Area
• Total	254.0 km2 (98.1 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	46,353
• Density	178.2/km2 (462/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	48170
Geocode	4806

Renu Nakhon (Thai: เรณูนคร, pronounced [rēː.nūː ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn]; Northeastern Thai: เรณูนคร, pronounced [le᷇ː.nu᷇ː nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom, Na Kae, and Pla Pak.

History

Renu Nakhon was a mueang which was converted into a district of Nakhon Phanom during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1907. In 1917 the district was renamed That Phanom.^[1] The historical name of the area was reused when a new minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 May 1970 with three tambons, Renu, Phon Thong, and Tha Lat, from That Phanom District.^[2] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 21 August 1975.^[3]

Administration

Central administration

Renu Nakhon is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 91 administrative villages (mubans).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[4]
1.	Renu	เรณู	14	7,980
2.	Phon Thong	โพนทอง	10	5,912
3.	Tha Lat	ท่าลาด	8	3,072
4.	Na Ngam	นางาม	14	8,917
5.	Khok Hin Hae	โคกหินแฮ่	15	7,123
7.	Nong Yang Chin	หนองย่างชิ้น	8	4,320
8.	Renu Tai	เรณูใต้	13	5,103
9.	Na Kham	นาขาม	9	3,926

Local administration

There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

Renu Nakhon (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลเรณูนคร) consisting of parts of sub-districts Renu and Phon Thong.

There are eight sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Renu (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเรณู) consisting of parts of sub-district Renu.
Phon Thong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพนทอง) consisting of parts of sub-district Phon Thong.
Tha Lat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าลาด) consisting of sub-district Tha Lat.
Na Ngam (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนางาม) consisting of sub-district Na Ngam.
Khok Hin Hae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโคกหินแฮ่) consisting of sub-district Khok Hin Hae.
Nong Yang Chin (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองย่างชิ้น) consisting of sub-district Nong Yang Chin.
Renu Tai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเรณูใต้) consisting of sub-district Renu Tai.
Na Kham 114ft consisting of sub-district Na Kham.

Economy

In Ban Na Kham, a village in the district, 22 artisans spin cotton fiber into yarn and hand-dye it with natural indigo harvested locally. The group produce Indigo Collection sportswear for the Leicester City Football Club. The team is owned by the Thai company, King Power. The blue colour obtained from indigo dyeing, locally known as kram, matches the football team's color. The Indigo Collection, sold at King Power Stadium's Fan Store in Leicester, UK, debuted in May 2018 to strong interest from Leicester fans.^[5]

In media

Renu Nakhon is the setting of a Thai country song, (luk thung), titled (Thai: หนาวลมที่เรณู; RTGS: nao lom thi renu) 'Cold Wind in Renu'). It has been popular since 1970, with new recordings by many performers.^[6]