Pho Tak district explained

Official Name:Pho Tak
Native Name:โพธิ์ตาก
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nong Khai
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Pho Tak
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:14886
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:43130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4317
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.8767°N 102.41°W

Pho Tak (Thai: โพธิ์ตาก, in Thai pronounced as /pʰōː tàːk/) is a district (amphoe) of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Sangkhom, Si Chiang Mai, and Tha Bo of Nong Khai Province, and Ban Phue of Udon Thani province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 July 1997 by splitting off the three tambons, Pho Tak, Phon Thong, and Dan Si Suk, from Si Chiang Mai district.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Pho Takโพธิ์ตาก74,208
2.Phon Thongโพนทอง116,441
3.Dan Si Sukด่านศรีสุข94,237

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 114. Special 51 ง. 22. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอศรีเชียงใหม่ จังหวัดหนองคาย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโพธิ์ตาก. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2540/E/051/22.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224225954/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2540/E/051/22.PDF. dead. February 24, 2012. June 24, 1997. Thai.
  2. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.