Phon Sawan district explained

Official Name:Phon Sawan
Native Name:โพนสวรรค์
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Phanom
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Phon Sawan
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:54352
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:48190
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:4810
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.4564°N 104.4686°W

Phon Sawan (Thai: โพนสวรรค์, in Thai pronounced as /pʰōːn sā.wǎn/) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Phanom province, northeast Thailand.

Geography

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.

History

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]

Administration

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.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Phon Sawanโพนสวรรค์139,982
2.Na Hua Boนาหัวบ่อ95,468
3.Na Khaminนาขมิ้น168,849
4.Phon Bokโพนบก105,895
5.Ban Khoบ้านค้อ1812,311
6.Phon Chanโพนจาน127,548
7.Na Naiนาใน84,299

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 103. 9 ง. 160. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอท่าอุเทน จังหวัดนครพนม ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโพนสวรรค์. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2529/D/009/160.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309161433/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2529/D/009/160.PDF. dead. March 9, 2012. January 21, 1986. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 109. 45 ก. 27–29. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/045/27.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120214095908/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/045/27.PDF. dead. February 14, 2012. April 9, 1992. Thai.