Amphoe Pathum Rat
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Pathum Rat is a district (amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the southwestern part of Roi Et Province
Roi Et Province
Roi Et is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring Provinces are Kalasin, Mukdahan, Yasothon, Sisaket, Surin and Maha Sarakham....

, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Kaset Wisai
Amphoe Kaset Wisai
Kaset Wisai is a district in the southwestern part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chaturaphak Phiman, Mueang Suang, Suwannaphum of Roi Et Province, Phayakkhaphum Phisai of Maha Sarakham Province, Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province again and Wapi Pathum of Maha...

 of Roi Et Province, Phayakkhaphum Phisai
Amphoe Phayakkhaphum Phisai
Phayakkhaphum Phisai is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Yang Sisurat and Na Dun of Maha Sarakham Province, Pathum Rat and Kaset Wisai of Roi Et Province, Chumphon Buri of Surin Province, and Phutthaisong of Buriram...

, Na Dun
Amphoe Na Dun
Na Dun is a district in the south of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phayakkhaphum Phisai, Yang Sisurat, Na Chueak and Wapi Pathum of Maha Sarakham Province, and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The area was made a minor district on...

 and Wapi Pathum
Amphoe Wapi Pathum
Wapi Pathum is a district of Maha Sarakham Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Na Dun, Na Chueak, Borabue, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kae Dam of Maha Sarakham Province, Si Somdet, Chaturaphak Phiman, Kaset Wisai and Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province.-History:The...

 of Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham Province
Maha Sarakham is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the northeastern region of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kalasin, Roi Et, Surin, Buriram and Khon Kaen....

.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe was created on 15 June 1963, when the three tambon Bua Daeng, Phon Sung and Non Sawan were split off from Kaset Wisai district
Amphoe Kaset Wisai
Kaset Wisai is a district in the southwestern part of Roi Et Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chaturaphak Phiman, Mueang Suang, Suwannaphum of Roi Et Province, Phayakkhaphum Phisai of Maha Sarakham Province, Pathum Rat of Roi Et Province again and Wapi Pathum of Maha...

. It was upgraded to a full district on July 27 1965.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). Pathum Rat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Bua Daeng and Non Sa-nga. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Bua Daeng บัวแดง 11 7,699
2. Dok Lam ดอกล้ำ 15 7,620
3. Nong Khaen หนองแคน 14 7,754
4. Phon Sung โพนสูง 9 5,069
5. Non Sawan โนนสวรรค์ 16 6,780
6. Sa Bua สระบัว 17 7,670
7. Non Sa-nga โนนสง่า 8 5,400
8. Khilek ขี้เหล็ก 8 4,752

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