Pueai Noi District

Pueai Noi
เปือยน้อย
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Khon Kaen Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Khon Kaen
Seat Pueai Noi
Tambon 4
Muban 32
Amphoe established 1977
Area
 • Total 173.0 km2 (66.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,917
 • Density 114.1/km2 (295.5/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 40340
Geocode 4011

Pueai Noi (Thai: เปือยน้อย) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province, Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Phueai Noi was established on January 17 1977, with the two tambon Phueai Noi and Wang Muang from Ban Phai districts.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (muban). Pueai Noi is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Phueai Noi and Sa Kaeo, and Sa Kaeo a subdistrict municipality which covers the remaining areas of the two subdistricts. There are two Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each of the remaining subdistricts.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[3]
1. Pueai Noi เปือยน้อย 07 4,468
2. Wang Muang วังม่วง 08 6,359
3. Kham Pom ขามป้อม 10 5,443
4. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 07 3,647

References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอบ้านไผ่ จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเปือยน้อย" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 94 (8 ง): 306. January 25 1977. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2520/D/008/306.PDF. 
  2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3 1994. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/A/021/32.PDF. 
  3. ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5340_01.html. 

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