Amphoe Phon Sawan
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| Province: | Nakhon Phanom |
| Area: | 718.835 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 54,352 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 75.6 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4810 |
| Postal code: | 48190 |
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Phon Sawan (Thai: โพนสวรรค์) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Wa, Si Songkhram, Tha Uthen and Mueang Nakhon Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on January 7 1986. It was upgraded to a full district on Mai 9 1992.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into 7 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 86 villages (muban). Phon Sawan itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Phon Sawan and Phon Chan. There are further 7 tambon Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Phon Sawan | โพนสวรรค์ | 13 | 9,982 | |
| 2. | Na Hua Bo | นาหัวบ่อ | 9 | 5,468 | |
| 3. | Na Khamin | นาขมิ้น | 16 | 8,849 | |
| 4. | Phon Bok | โพนบก | 10 | 5,895 | |
| 5. | Ban Kho | บ้านค้อ | 18 | 12,311 | |
| 6. | Phon Chan | โพนจาน | 12 | 7,548 | |
| 7. | Na Nai | นาใน | 8 | 4,299 |
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| Amphoe of Nakhon Phanom |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Nakhon Phanom - Pla Pak - Tha Uthen - Ban Phaeng - That Phanom - Renu Nakhon - Na Kae - Si Songkhram - Na Wa - Phon Sawan - Na Thom | ||
| King Amphoe: | Wang Yang | ||
