Phu_Wiang_district

Phu Wiang district

Phu Wiang district

District in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Phu Wiang (Thai: ภูเวียง, pronounced [pʰūː wīa̯ŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the northwestern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Ubolratana, Nong Ruea, Chum Phae, Wiang Kao, Nong Na Kham of Khon Kaen Province and Non Sang of Nong Bua Lamphu province.

A prehistoric Iron Age archaeological site, None Nok Tha (โนนนกทา) is in the district, as is the Phu Wiang National Park.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 11 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (mubans). Phu Wiang is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Phu Wiang. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

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Missing numbers are tambons which now form the districts Wiang Kao and Nong Na Kham.

References

  1. [1]
    "Phu Wiang National Park". Department of National Parks (DNP). Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04.
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