Amphoe Phibun Mangsahan

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Phibun Mangsahan
พิบูลมังสาหาร
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Province: Ubon Ratchathani
District office: Phibun
15°14′40″N, 105°13′44″E
Area: 1,280.0 km²
Inhabitants: 127,357 (2005)
Pop. density: 99.5 inh./km²
Geocode: 3419
Postal code: 34110
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Map of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand highlighting Phibun Mangsahan

Phibun Mangsahan (Thai: พิบูลมังสาหาร) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Buntharik, Det Udom, Na Yia, Sawang Wirawong, Tan Sum, Si Mueang Mai, Khong Chiam and Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province.

[edit] History

Originally named Phimun Mangsahan (พิมูลมังสาหาร), it was renamed to Phibun Mangsahan on July 30 1940.[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Phibun Mangsahan covers the whole tambon Phibun. Ang Sila is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ang Sila. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Phibun พิบูล - 10,894
2. Kut Chom Phu กุดชมภู 18 13,641
4. Don Chik ดอนจิก 23 13,587
5. Sai Mun ทรายมูล 9 5,742
6. Na Pho นาโพธิ์ 10 7,972
7. Non Klang โนนกลาง 12 7,477
9. Pho Sai โพธิ์ไทร 15 11,416
10. Pho Si โพธิ์ศรี 12 12,253
11. Rawe ระเว 11 8,020
12. Rai Tai ไร่ใต้ 15 7,964
13. Nong Bua Hi หนองบัวฮี 15 10,646
14. Ang Sila อ่างศิลา 12 7,984
18. Non Kalong โนนกาหลง 9 4,672
19. Ban Khaem บ้านแขม 8 5,089

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Sirindhorn district.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓" (in Thai) (July 30 1940). Royal Gazette 57 (0 ก): 263–267. 

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