Phu Sing District
| Phu Sing ภูสิงห์ |
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|---|---|
| — Amphoe — | |
| Amphoe location in Sisaket Province | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′48″N 104°7′54″E / 14.54667°N 104.13167°ECoordinates: 14°32′48″N 104°7′54″E / 14.54667°N 104.13167°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Sisaket |
| Seat | Huai Tuekchu |
| Tambon | |
| Muban | |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 940.1 km2 (363.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 50,585 |
| • Density | 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 33140 |
| Geocode | 3317 |
Phu Sing (Thai: ภูสิงห์) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.
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[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 1 1991, when the six tambon Khok Tan, Huai Ta Mon, Huai Tuekchu, Lalom, Takhian Ram and Dong Rak were split off from Khunkhan district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on September 8 1995.[2]
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Buachet of Surin Province, Khukhan, Khun Han of Sisaket Province and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khok Tan | โคกตาล | 13 | 7,324 | |
| 2. | Huai Ta Mon | ห้วยตามอญ | 10 | 6,212 | |
| 3. | Huai Tuekchu | ห้วยตึ๊กชู | 18 | 11,313 | |
| 4. | Lalom | ละลม | 13 | 7,554 | |
| 5. | Takhian Ram | ตะเคียนราม | 14 | 5,928 | |
| 6. | Dong Rak | ดงรัก | 8 | 5,770 | |
| 7. | Phrai Phatthana | ไพรพัฒนา | 9 | 6,484 |
[edit] sa-ngam new town
Phu Sing is one of three district of Si Sa Ket province. The area adjacent to Cambodia The area has been developed as a source of trade, investment and tourism in the future by creating asa-ngam new town is a place for support to trade Exchange between the two countries and is the location of government agencies such as Transportation. Custom Channel and Office of Immigration.
sa-ngam New Town located at Phu Sing district, Sisaket province. Miles from the Cambodian border for a distance of 2 kilometers to the present has not been officially activated in any way.
[edit] References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอขุขันธ์ จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูสิงห์" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 108 (15 ง): 1069. January 31 1991. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/D/015/1069.PDF.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอด่านมะขามเตี้ย อำเภอแก่งหางแมว อำเภอภักดีชุมพล อำเภอเวียงแก่น อำเภอแม่วาง อำเภอถ้ำพรรณรา อำเภอบ่อเกลือ อำเภอโนนสุวรรณ อำเภอห้วยราช อำเภอแม่ลาน อำเภอบางแก้ว อำเภอป่าพะยอม อำเภอหนองม่วงไข่ อำเภอยางสีสุราช อำเภอจังหาร อำเภอบ้านธิ อำเภอภูสิงห์ อำเภอบางกล่ำ อำเภอวังม่วง และอำเภอนายูง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๘" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 112 (32 ก): 1–3. August 8 1995. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/A/032/1.PDF.
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