Amphoe Bo Kluea
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| Province: | Nan |
| District office: | Bo Kluea Tai |
| Area: | 848.341 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 14,371 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 16.9 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5512 |
| Postal code: | 55000 |
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Bo Kluea (Thai: บ่อเกลือ) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Bo Kluea was established on February 15 1988 by splitting two tambon from Pua district. It was upgraded to a full district on September 7 1995.[1]
[edit] Geography
Neighboring are from the south clockwise Mae Charim, Santi Suk, Pua and Chaloem Phra Kiat of Nan Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 39 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Bo Kluea Nuea | บ่อเกลือเหนือ | 11 | 3,422 | |
| 2. | Bo Kluea Tai | บ่อเกลือใต้ | 15 | 4,929 | |
| 4. | Phu Fa | ภูฟ้า | 6 | 2,846 | |
| 5. | Dong Phaya | ดงพญา | 7 | 3,174 |
The missing number 3 belongs to tambon Khun Nan which is now part of Chaloem Phra Kiat district.
[edit] References
| Amphoe of Nan |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Nan - Mae Charim - Ban Luang - Na Noi - Pua - Tha Wang Pha - Wiang Sa - Thung Chang - Chiang Klang - Na Muen - Santi Suk - Bo Kluea - Song Khwae - Chaloem Phra Kiat |
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| King Amphoe: | Phu Phiang | ||
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