Amphoe Fao Rai

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Fao Rai
เฝ้าไร่
Statistics
Province: Nong Khai
District office: Fao Rai
18°1′6″N, 103°18′12″E
Area: 255.9 km²
Inhabitants: 50,481 (2005)
Pop. density: 197.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 4315
Postal code: 43120
Map
Map of Nong Khai, Thailand highlighting Fao Rai

Fao Rai (Thai: เฝ้าไร่) is a district (Amphoe) of Nong Khai Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Phon Phisai, Rattanawapi and So Phisai of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon Province, and Ban Dung of Udon Thani Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was split off from Phon Phisai district on April 1 1995.[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.[3]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Fao Rai เฝ้าไร่ 17 10,689
2. Na Di นาดี 7 3,884
3. Nong Luang หนองหลวง 18 15,301
4. Wang Luang วังหลวง 14 12,962
5. Udom Phon อุดมพร 13 7,645

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอโพนพิสัย จังหวัดหนองคายตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเฝ้าไร่" (in Thai) (March 22 1995). Royal Gazette 112 (Special 9 ง): 50. 
  2. ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550", Manager Online. (Thai) 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai) (August 24 2007). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 

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