| Bo Kluea บ่อเกลือ |
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| — Amphoe — | |
| Amphoe location in Nan Province | |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nan |
| Amphoe established | |
| Government | |
| • Marshal | Somrob Pitikawong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 848.341 km2 (327.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 14,326 |
| • Density | 16.9/km2 (43.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 55000 |
| Geocode | 5512 |
Bo Kluea (Thai: บ่อเกลือ) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
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The minor district (King Amphoe) Bo Kluea was established on February 15 1988 by splitting the two tambon Bo Kluea Nuea and Bo Kluea Tai from Pua district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on September 7 1995.[2]
Neighboring are from the south clockwise Mae Charim, Santi Suk, Pua and Chaloem Phra Kiat of Nan Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 39 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. | Bo Kluea Nuea | บ่อเกลือเหนือ | 11 | 3,422 | |
| 2. | Bo Kluea Tai | บ่อเกลือใต้ | 15 | 4,929 | |
| 4. | Phu Fa | ภูฟ้า | 6 | 2,846 | |
| 5. | Dong Phaya | ดงพญา | 7 | 3,174 |
The missing number 3 belongs to tambon Khun Nan which is now part of Chaloem Phra Kiat district.
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