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| Pua ปัว |
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| — Amphoe — | |
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| Coordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.916667°ECoordinates: 19°10′27″N 100°55′0″E / 19.17417°N 100.916667°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Nan |
| Government | |
| • Marshal | Kamthorn Su-Arun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657.363 km2 (253.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 64,263 |
| • Density | 97.8/km2 (253.2/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.
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[edit] 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 Thailands 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 Phua district.[1]
[edit] 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] |
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| 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.
[edit] References
- ^ ดร.กระมล ทองธรรมชาติ และคณะ, สังคมศึกษา ศาสนาและวัฒนธรรม ม.1, สำนักพิมพ์ อักษรเจริญทัศน์ อจท. จำกัด, 2548, หน้า 24-25
- ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5155_01.html.
[edit] External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
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