Pua District
| Pua ปัว | |
|---|---|
| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Nan Province | |
| Coordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.91667°ECoordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.91667°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand |
| Province | Nan |
| Government | |
| • Marshal | Kamthorn Su-Arun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657.363 km2 (253.809 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 64,263 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 55120 |
| Geocode | 5505 |
Pua (Thai: ปัว) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring are from the north clockwise Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Tha Wang Pha.
Doi Phu Kha National Park is Thailand's largest National Park, covering several districts of Nan Province. The national park office as well as the 1,980 m high Doi Phu Kha in the Luang Prabang Range itself are located within Pua district.[1]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (muban). The subdistrict municipality or township (thesaban tambon) Pua covers the whole tambon Pua and parts of the tambon Sathan, Chai Watthana and Wora Nakhon. Another township is Sila Laeang, which covers the complete tambon Sila Laeang. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pua | ปัว | 8 | 7,307 |
| 2. | Ngaeng | แงง | 7 | 4,971 |
| 3. | Sathan | สถาน | 13 | 6,137 |
| 4. | Sila Laeng | ศิลาแลง | 7 | 3,893 |
| 5. | Sila Phet | ศิลาเพชร | 10 | 4,676 |
| 6. | Uan | อวน | 11 | 5,119 |
| 9. | Chai Watthana | ไชยวัฒนา | 8 | 4,226 |
| 10. | Chedi Chai | เจดีย์ชัย | 9 | 7,022 |
| 11. | Phu Kha | ภูคา | 13 | 4,720 |
| 12. | Sakat | สกาด | 4 | 2,908 |
| 13. | Pa Klang | ป่ากลาง | 7 | 7,361 |
| 14. | Wora Nakhon | วรนคร | 8 | 6,073 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which are now part of Bo Kluea district.
Gallery
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Wat Rong Ngae
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Wat Ban Ton Laeng
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Wat Phra That Bueng Sakat
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Road number 1256 on a ridge near Doi Phu Kha
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Countryside east of Pua
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Panoramic image of the mountains of Doi Phu Kha National Park
References
- ↑ ดร.กระมล ทองธรรมชาติ และคณะ, สังคมศึกษา ศาสนาและวัฒนธรรม ม.1, สำนักพิมพ์ อักษรเจริญทัศน์ อจท. จำกัด, 2548, หน้า 24-25
- ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pua District. |
- amphoe.com (Thai)