Amphoe Phu Ruea
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| Province: | Loei |
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| Area: | 880.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 20,639 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 23.5 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4207 |
| Postal code: | 42160 |
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Phu Ruea (Thai: ภูเรือ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.
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[edit] History
The government split off some part of Tha Li, Mueang Loei and Dan Sai districts and made them to the minor district (King Amphoe) Phu Ruea in 1968. It was upgraded to a full district in 1974.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Tha Li, Mueang Loei, Wang Saphung, Phu Luang of Loei Province, Lom Kao of Phetchabun Province and Dan Sai of Loei again. To the northwest is the Xaignabouli Province of Laos.
The Phu Ruea National Park is located in the district.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (muban). Phu Ruea is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nong Bua. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 8 | 5,331 | |
| 2. | Tha Sala | ท่าศาลา | 7 | 2,730 | |
| 3. | Rong Chik | ร่องจิก | 10 | 4,752 | |
| 4. | Pla Ba | ปลาบ่า | 7 | 3,130 | |
| 5. | Lat Khang | ลาดค่าง | 6 | 2,025 | |
| 6. | San Tom | สานตม | 9 | 2,671 |
[edit] See also
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| Amphoe of Loei |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Loei - Na Duang - Chiang Khan - Pak Chom - Dan Sai - Na Haeo - Phu Ruea - Tha Li - Wang Saphung - Phu Kradueng - Phu Luang - Pha Khao |
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| King Amphoe: | Erawan - Nong Hin | ||
