Amphoe Phlapphla Chai

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Phlapphla Chai
พลับพลาชัย
Statistics
Province: Buriram
District office: Sadao
14°43′48″N, 103°10′6″E
Area: 320.1 km²
Inhabitants: 42,773 (2005)
Pop. density: 122.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 3115
Postal code: 31250
Map
Map of Buriram, Thailand highlighting Phlapphla Chai

Phlapphla Chai (Thai: พลับพลาชัย) is a district (Amphoe) of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Prakhon Chai, Mueang Buriram, Krasang of Buriram Province and Prasat of Surin Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 1 1989, when five tambon were split off from Prakhon Chai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban). Phlapphla Chai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Sadao. There are also 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Chan Dum จันดุม 18 10,421
2. Khok Khamin โคกขมิ้น 15 9,266
3. Pa Chan ป่าชัน 10 5,852
4. Sadao สะเดา 13 9,158
5. Samrong สำโรง 11 8,076

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอประโคนชัย จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพลับพลาชัย" (in Thai) (March 14 1989). Royal Gazette 106 (40 ง): 1887. 
  2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" (in Thai) (June 3 1994). Royal Gazette 111 (21 ก): 32–35. 

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