Phon Sawan
โพนสวรรค์ | |
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Coordinates: 17°27′23″N 104°28′7″E / 17.45639°N 104.46861°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Nakhon Phanom |
Seat | Phon Sawan |
Area | |
• Total | 718.835 km2 (277.544 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 54,352 |
• Density | 75.6/km2 (196/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 ( ICT) |
Postal code | 48190 |
Geocode | 4810 |
Phon Sawan ( Thai: โพนสวรรค์, pronounced [pʰōːn sā.wǎn]) is a district ( amphoe) in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Na Wa, Si Songkhram, Tha Uthen, and Mueang Nakhon Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province.
The minor district ( king amphoe) was established on 7 January 1986, when the five tambons, Phon Sawan, Na Hua Bo, Na Khamin, Phon Bok, and Ban Kho, were split off from Tha Uthen district. [1] It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992. [2]
The district is divided into seven sub-districts ( tambons), which are further subdivided into 86 villages ( mubans). Phon Sawan has township ( thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambons Phon Sawan and Phon Chan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organization (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
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1. | Phon Sawan | โพนสวรรค์ | 13 | 9,982 | |
2. | Na Hua Bo | นาหัวบ่อ | 9 | 5,468 | |
3. | Na Khamin | นาขมิ้น | 16 | 8,849 | |
4. | Phon Bok | โพนบก | 10 | 5,895 | |
5. | Ban Kho | บ้านค้อ | 18 | 12,311 | |
6. | Phon Chan | โพนจาน | 12 | 7,548 | |
7. | Na Nai | นาใน | 8 | 4,299 |