Amphoe That Phanom

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That Phanom
ธาตุพนม

Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Phanom
District office:	16°56′11″N, 104°42′34″E
Area:	367.9 km²
Inhabitants:	83,986 (2005)
Pop. density:	228.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	4805
Postal code:	48110
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That Phanom (Thai: ธาตุพนม) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.

The district is named after Wat Phra That Phanom, the most important Buddhist temple in the region.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Wan Yai, Mueang Mukdahan, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, Na Kae, Renu Nakhon and Mueang Nakhon Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 142 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) That Phanom covers parts of tambon That Phanom and That Phanom Nuea. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	That Phanom	ธาตุพนม	19	11,004
2.	Fang Daeng	ฝั่งแดง	11	6,996
3.	Phon Phaeng	โพนแพง	8	4,843
4.	Phra Klang Thung	พระกลางทุ่ง	17	7,771
5.	Na Thon	นาถ่อน	14	8,798
6.	Saen Phan	แสนพัน	8	4,064
7.	Don Nang Hong	ดอนนางหงส์	11	7,003
8.	Nam Kam	น้ำก่ำ	20	12,273
9.	Um Mao	อุ่มเหม้า	9	5,376
10.	Na Nat	นาหนาด	10	5,504
11.	Kut Chim	กุดฉิม	7	4,497
12.	That Phanom Nuea	ธาตุพนมเหนือ	8	5,857

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