Pathum Rat district explained

Official Name:Pathum Rat
Native Name:ปทุมรัตต์
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Roi Et
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Bua Daeng
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:47,286
Population As Of:2021
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:45190
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4503
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.635°N 103.3433°W

Pathum Rat (Thai: ปทุมรัตต์, in Thai pronounced as /pā.tʰūm rát/; ปทุมรัตต์, in Lao pronounced as /pā.tʰu᷇m làt/) is a district (amphoe) in the southwestern part of Roi Et province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province; Phayakkhaphum Phisai, Na Dun, and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 15 June 1963, when three tambons, Bua Daeng, Phon Sung, and Non Sawan were split off from Kaset Wisai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 27 July 1965.[2]

Economy

The district's economy is agricultural. The area is known for its hom mali rice. It is the district's OTOP (One Tambon One Product) product.

Although the district,, has no sugar cane cultivation, Banpong Sugar Company plans to build a sugar mill in the district to process about 24,000 tons of sugarcane a day. The facility is to be powered by sugarcane residue. Banpong Sugar belongs to the Banpong Group, the seventh largest Thai sugar-milling group, with mills in Phetchaburi and Kamphaeng Phet. It held 4.2% of the Thai sugar market in 2017.

Administration

Central administration

The Pathum Rat district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 101 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Bua DaengThai: บัวแดง73,486
2.Dok LamThai: ดอกล้ำ158,004
3.Nong KhaenThai: หนองแคน147,616
4.Phon SungThai: โพนสูง94,996
5.Non SawanThai: โนนสวรรค์166,913
6.Sa BuaThai: สระบัว177,928
7.Non Sa-ngaThai: โนนสง่า83,589
8.KhilekThai: ขี้เหล็ก84,761

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 80. 59 ง. 1507. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่การปกครองอำเภอเกษตรวิสัยตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/059/1507.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324103700/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2506/D/059/1507.PDF. dead. March 24, 2012. June 11, 1963. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 81. 49 ก. 565–569. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอศรีสวัสดิ์ อำเภอสังขละบุรี อำเภอท่าคันโท อำเภอดอกคำใต้ อำเภอแม่ใจ อำเภอจุน อำเภอขามทะเลสอ อำเภอไพศาลี อำเภอท่าวังผา อำเภอบ้านกรวด อำเภอเด่นชัย อำเภอปทุมรัตต์ อำเภอกะเปอร์ อำเภออากาศอำนวย อำเภอดอนเจดีย์ อำเภอจอมพระ และอำเภอสามโก้ พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๘. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20081001101051/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/A/059/565.PDF. dead. October 1, 2008. July 27, 1965. Thai.
  3. The Bureau of Registration Administration. Department of Provincial Administration. Ministry of Interior (Thailand). "Population." [Online]. Accessible from: https://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statyear/#/TableTemplate4/Area/statpop?yymm=64&ccDesc=%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%94&topic=statpop&ccNo=45&rcodeNo=4503&rcodeDesc=%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%8C Population Pathum Rat district Roi Et (December 2021) .from The Bureau of Registration Administration Department of Provincial Administration Ministry of Interior (Thailand)