Phu Ruea is a district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Loei ProvinceLoei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
The government split off some part of
Tha LiTha Li is a district in the northwestern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Mueang Loei and Phu Ruea of Loei Province...
,
Mueang LoeiMueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....
and
Dan SaiDan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Ruea of Loei Province, Lom Kao and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok Province, and Na Haeo of Loei again...
districts and made them to the minor district (
King Amphoe) Phu Ruea on October 15 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise)
Tha LiTha Li is a district in the northwestern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Mueang Loei and Phu Ruea of Loei Province...
,
Mueang LoeiMueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....
,
Wang SaphungWang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...
,
Phu LuangPhu Luang is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province, Phu Ruea, Wang Saphung, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng of Loei Province....
of Loei Province,
Lom KaoLom Kao is the northernmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The first record of Mueang Lom found in the first King Ramkhamhaeng the Great stone pillar. In Rattanakosin era, this area was a big community of Lao people from Vientiane...
of
Phetchabun ProvincePhetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
and
Dan SaiDan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Ruea of Loei Province, Lom Kao and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok Province, and Na Haeo of Loei again...
of Loei again.
Phu Ruea is a district (
amphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) in the western part of
Loei ProvinceLoei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...
, northeastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, 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 Burma...
.
History
The government split off some part of
Tha LiTha Li is a district in the northwestern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Mueang Loei and Phu Ruea of Loei Province...
,
Mueang LoeiMueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....
and
Dan SaiDan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Ruea of Loei Province, Lom Kao and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok Province, and Na Haeo of Loei again...
districts and made them to the minor district (
King Amphoe) Phu Ruea on October 15 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise)
Tha LiTha Li is a district in the northwestern part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Mueang Loei and Phu Ruea of Loei Province...
,
Mueang LoeiMueang Loei is the capital district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chiang Khan, Pak Chom, Na Duang, Erawan, Wang Saphung, Phu Ruea and Tha Li of Loei Province....
,
Wang SaphungWang Saphung is a district in the central part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khwaeng Wang Saphung was a satellite city of Mueang Lom Sak...
,
Phu LuangPhu Luang is a district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province, Phu Ruea, Wang Saphung, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng of Loei Province....
of Loei Province,
Lom KaoLom Kao is the northernmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The first record of Mueang Lom found in the first King Ramkhamhaeng the Great stone pillar. In Rattanakosin era, this area was a big community of Lao people from Vientiane...
of
Phetchabun ProvincePhetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
and
Dan SaiDan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phu Ruea of Loei Province, Lom Kao and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok Province, and Na Haeo of Loei again...
of Loei again. To the northwest is the
Xaignabouli ProvinceSainyabuli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.-Geography:The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong river...
of
LaosLaos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
.
To the north of the district is the Phu Ruea National Park, to the south the
Phu Luang Wildlife SanctuaryPhu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in northern Thailand, located in the south of Loei Province.It covers an area of 897 km², covering area of the tambon Pla Ba and Tha Sala of Phu Ruea district, Phon Sung, Wang Yao and I Pum of Dan Sai, Nong Ngio and Saikhao of Wang Saphung, and...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (
tambonTambon 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 47 villages (
mubanMuban 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...
). Phu Ruea is a subdistrict municipality (
thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the
tambon Nong Bua. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Nong Bua |
หนองบัว |
8 |
5,480 |
| 2. |
Tha Sala |
ท่าศาลา |
7 |
2,754 |
| 3. |
Rong Chik |
ร่องจิก |
10 |
4,811 |
| 4. |
Pla Ba |
ปลาบ่า |
7 |
3,203 |
| 5. |
Lat Khang |
ลาดค่าง |
6 |
2,051 |
| 6. |
San Tom |
สานตม |
9 |
2,752 |
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