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Phu Luang is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Loei Province
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

hboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nam Nao
Amphoe Nam Nao

Nam Nao is the northeasternmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
, Phu Ruea
Amphoe Phu Ruea

Phu Ruea is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Wang Saphung
Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng
Amphoe Phu Kradueng

Phu Kradueng is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Loei Province.

To the northwest of the district is the plateau of the Phu Luang mountain, which also gave the district its name. It is now protected as the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary

Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in northern Thailand, located in the south of Loei Province.It covers an area of 897 km?, covering area of the tambon Pla Ba and Tha Sala of Amphoe Phu Ruea, Phon Sung, Wang Yao and I Pum of Amphoe Dan Sai, Nong Ngio and Saikhao of Amphoe Wang Saphung, and Phu Ho of Amphoe Phu...
. In tambon Kaeng Si Phum is the Namtok Huai Lao Forest Park, covering 3.4 kmē around the Huai Lao waterfall.

minor district (King Amphoe) was established on November 28 1980 with the two tambon Phu Ho and Nong Khan split off from Wang Saphung district
Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
.






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Phu Luang is a district (amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Loei Province
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nam Nao
Amphoe Nam Nao

Nam Nao is the northeasternmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
, Phu Ruea
Amphoe Phu Ruea

Phu Ruea is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Wang Saphung
Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng
Amphoe Phu Kradueng

Phu Kradueng is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Loei Province.

To the northwest of the district is the plateau of the Phu Luang mountain, which also gave the district its name. It is now protected as the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary

Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in northern Thailand, located in the south of Loei Province.It covers an area of 897 km?, covering area of the tambon Pla Ba and Tha Sala of Amphoe Phu Ruea, Phon Sung, Wang Yao and I Pum of Amphoe Dan Sai, Nong Ngio and Saikhao of Amphoe Wang Saphung, and Phu Ho of Amphoe Phu...
. In tambon Kaeng Si Phum is the Namtok Huai Lao Forest Park, covering 3.4 kmē around the Huai Lao waterfall.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on November 28 1980 with the two tambon Phu Ho and Nong Khan split off from Wang Saphung district
Amphoe Wang Saphung

Wang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
. It was upgraded to a full district on May 9 1992.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 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 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Phu Ho????106,420 
2.Nong Khan???????94,601 
4.Huai Sisiat???????????83,966 
5.Loei Wang Sai??????????84,138 
6.Kaeng Si Phum???????????83,944 
Geocode 3 is not used.

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