Amphoe Phon Phisai

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Phon Phisai
โพนพิสัย

Statistics
Province:	Nong Khai
District office:	18°1′19″N, 103°4′38″E
Area:	642.7 km²
Inhabitants:	95,833 (2005)
Pop. density:	149.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	4305
Postal code:	43120
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Phon Phisai (Thai: โพนพิสัย) is a district (Amphoe) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] History

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

[edit] 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 again. To the north across the Mekong river are the Laotian Vientiane prefecture and Bolikhamxai province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 151 villages (muban). Chumphon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Chumphon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Chumphon	จุมพล	24	18,670
2.	Watluang	วัดหลวง	16	9,236
3.	Kut Bong	กุดบง	14	8,815
4.	Chum Chang	ชุมช้าง	19	9,553
6.	Thung Luang	ทุ่งหลวง	12	5,111
7.	Lao Tang Kham	เหล่าต่างคำ	13	6,316
8.	Na Nang	นาหนัง	16	11,191
9.	Soem	เซิม	10	7,492
13.	Ban Pho	บ้านโพธิ์	12	10,427
21.	Ban Phue	บ้านผือ	7	5,415
22.	Sang Nang Khao	สร้างนางขาว	8	3,607

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

Amphoe of Nong Khai
Amphoe:	Mueang Nong Khai - Tha Bo - Bueng Kan - Phon Charoen - Phon Phisai - So Phisai - Si Chiang Mai - Sangkhom - Seka - Pak Khat - Bueng Khong Long - Si Wilai - Bung Khla
King Amphoe:	Sakhrai - Fao Rai - Rattanawapi - Pho Tak