Amphoe Tha Bo

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Tha Bo
ท่าบ่อ

Statistics
Province:	Nong Khai
District office:	17°51′0″N, 102°35′6″E
Area:	355.3 km²
Inhabitants:	84,708 (2005)
Pop. density:	238.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	4302
Postal code:	43110
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Tha Bo (Thai: ท่าบ่อ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Nong Khai, Sa Khrai of Nong Khai Province, Ban Phue of Udon Thani Province, Pho Tak and Si Chiang Mai of Nong Khai Province again. To the northeast across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Vientiane Prefecture.

[edit] History

The district goes back to the Mueang Tha Bo established in 1897, with Phra Kupradit Padi (พระกุประดิษฐ์บดี) as the first governor (Chao Mueang).

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Bo covers parts of the tambon Tha Bo and Nam Mong, and Phon Sa covers parts of the tambon Phon Sa. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Tha Bo	ท่าบ่อ	13	20,872
2.	Nam Mong	น้ำโมง	13	9,483
3.	Kong Nang	กองนาง	13	9,385
4.	Khok Khon	โคกคอน	7	6,007
5.	Ban Duea	บ้านเดื่อ	9	7,608
6.	Ban Thon	บ้านถ่อน	8	6,461
7.	Ban Wan	บ้านว่าน	8	7,330
8.	Na Kha	นาข่า	8	4,482
9.	Phon Sa	โพนสา	10	7,193
10.	Nong Nang	หนองนาง	9	5,887

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