Pla Pak (Thai: ปลาปาก, pronounced [plāː pàːk]) is a district (amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in northeast Thailand.

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Pla Pak ปลาปาก
District
District location in Nakhon Phanom province
Coordinates: 17°10′50″N 104°31′34″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Phanom
Seat	Pla Pak
Area
• Total	547.1 km2 (211.2 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	50,955
• Density	93.1/km2 (241/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	48160
Geocode	4802

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Na Kae, and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom Province; and Phon Na Kaeo and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon province.

The area of the district was at first a tambon of Mueang Nakhon Phanom district. On 16 June 1965 it became a minor district (king amphoe) consisting of the three tambons: Pla Pak, Nong Hi, and Ku Ta Kai.^[1] The first district officer was Winai Bunratnaplin. On 17 November 1971 it was upgraded to a full district.^[2]

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (mubans). Pla Pak itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of tambon Pla Pak. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).