Amphoe Phanat Nikhom

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Phanat Nikhom
พนัสนิคม
Statistics
Province:	Chonburi
District office:	13°27′8″N, 101°10′38″E
Area:	450.9 km²
Inhabitants:	116,439 (2005)
Pop. density:	258.2 inh./km²
Geocode:	2006
Postal code:	20140
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Phanat Nikhom (Thai: พนัสนิคม) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Chonburi Province, eastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 External links

[edit] History

Phanat Nikhom is an ancient city dating back to Khmer times. Archaeologists found a fortress and city walls within the district area. In Rattanakosin era, King Rama III established Mueang Phanat Nikhom in 1828. It was changed to be a district of Chonburi by King Rama V in 1904.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Ko Chan, Bo Thong, Ban Bueng, Phan Thong of Chonburi Province, Ban Pho and Plaeng Yao of Chachoengsao Province).

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 185 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Phanat Nikhom covers the whole tambon Phanat Nikhom. Each of the other 19 tambon is led by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.
1.	Phanat Nikhom	พนัสนิคม	11,912
2.	Na Phrathat	หน้าพระธาตุ	4,840
3.	Wat Luang	วัดหลวง	2,781
4.	Ban Soet	บ้านเซิด	3,369
5.	Na Roek	นาเริก	8,821
6.	Mon Nang	หมอนนาง	13,614
7.	Sa Si Liam	สระสี่เหลี่ยม	6,772
8.	Wat Bot	วัดโบสถ์	3,054
9.	Kut Ngong	กุฎโง้ง	5,283
10.	Hua Thanon	หัวถนน	4,890
11.	Tha Kham	ท่าข้าม	2,882
13.	Nong Prue	หนองปรือ	5,232
14.	Nong Khayat	หนองขยาด	4,028
15.	Thung Khwang	ทุ่งขวาง	4,158
16.	Nong Hiang	หนองเหียง	12,924
17.	Na Wang Hin	นาวังหิน	7,047
18.	Ban Chang	บ้านช้าง	5,936
20.	Khok Phlo	โคกเพลาะ	2,746
21.	Rai Lak Thong	ไร่หลักทอง	3,386
22.	Na Matum	นามะตูม	2,764