Amphoe Nam Khun
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Province: | Ubon Ratchathani |
District office: | Ta Kao |
Area: | 377.5 km² |
Inhabitants: | 30,587 (2005) |
Pop. density: | 81.0 inh./km² |
Geocode: | 3433 |
Postal code: | 34260 |
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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. | |
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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
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอน้ำยืน จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอน้ำขุ่น" (in Thai) (June 16 1996). Royal Gazette 113 (พิเศษ 18 ง): 33.
- ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550", Manager Online. (Thai)
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai) (August 24 2007). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21.
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