Amphoe Nam Khun

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Nam Khun
น้ำขุ่น
Statistics
Province: Ubon Ratchathani
District office: Ta Kao
14°35′0″N, 104°55′30″E
Area: 377.5 km²
Inhabitants: 30,587 (2005)
Pop. density: 81.0 inh./km²
Geocode: 3433
Postal code: 34260
Map
Map of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand highlighting Nam Khun

Nam Khun (Thai: น้ำขุ่น) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

The name of the district translates to muddy water.

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[edit] History

The area of Nam Khun was originally part of Nam Yuen district. The government created the minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15 1996.[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] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kantharalak of Sisaket Province, Thung Si Udom, Det Udom and Nam Yuen of Ubon Ratchathani, and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 49 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Ta Kao ตาเกา 12 8,936
2. Phaibun ไพบูลย์ 14 7,316
3. Khilek ขี้เหล็ก 13 7,840
4. Khok Sa-at โคกสะอาด 10 6,495

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอน้ำยืน จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอน้ำขุ่น" (in Thai) (June 16 1996). Royal Gazette 113 (พิเศษ 18 ง): 33. 
  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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