Pong Nam Ron district explained

Official Name:Pong Nam Ron
Native Name:โป่งน้ำร้อน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chanthaburi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:38,115
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:22140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:2204
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:12.9058°N 102.2628°W

Pong Nam Ron (Thai: โป่งน้ำร้อน, in Thai pronounced as /pòːŋ ná(ː)m rɔ́ːn/) is the easternmost district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Khlung, Makham, Khao Khitchakut, and Soi Dao of Chanthaburi province. To the east are Pailin and Battambang of Cambodia.

Border Crossings

There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron:

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Pong Nam Ron was upgraded to a full district on 25 July 1941.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (mubans). Pong Nam Ron is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Pong Nam Ron and Thap Sai. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Thap Saiทับไทร911,505
2.Pong Nam Ronโป่งน้ำร้อน138,878
4.Nong Ta Khongหนองตาคง108,707
9.Thep Nimitเทพนิมิต84,743
10.Khlong Yaiคลองใหญ่74,282
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Soi Dao District.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 58. ง. 2291–2293. th:ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2484/D/2291.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516194612/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2484/D/2291.PDF. dead. May 16, 2012. July 25, 1941. Thai.