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Pong Nam Ron is the easternmost 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 Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
, eastern 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 southwest clockwise) Khlung
Amphoe Khlung

Khlung is the southernmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
, Makham
Amphoe Makham

Makham is a district in the center part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
, Khao Khitchakut
Amphoe Khao Khitchakut

Khao Khitchakut is a district in the central part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
 and Soi Dao
Amphoe Soi Dao

Soi Dao is a district in the northern part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
 of Chanthaburi Province. To the east are Battambang
Battambang Province

Battambang is a provinces of Cambodia of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung ....
 and Pailin
Pailin

Pailin is a city in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. The municipality is surrounded by Battambang Province and was officially carved out of that province to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng Sary faction of the Khmer Rouge in 1996....
 of Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
.

There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron. One is located at Ban Pakkard (or Ban Phak Kat) in Klong Yai tambon. The Cambodian town across the border is Phrom in Pailin
Pailin

Pailin is a city in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. The municipality is surrounded by Battambang Province and was officially carved out of that province to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng Sary faction of the Khmer Rouge in 1996....
 municipality.






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Pong Nam Ron is the easternmost 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 Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
, eastern 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 southwest clockwise) Khlung
Amphoe Khlung

Khlung is the southernmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
, Makham
Amphoe Makham

Makham is a district in the center part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
, Khao Khitchakut
Amphoe Khao Khitchakut

Khao Khitchakut is a district in the central part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
 and Soi Dao
Amphoe Soi Dao

Soi Dao is a district in the northern part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
 of Chanthaburi Province. To the east are Battambang
Battambang Province

Battambang is a provinces of Cambodia of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung ....
 and Pailin
Pailin

Pailin is a city in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. The municipality is surrounded by Battambang Province and was officially carved out of that province to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng Sary faction of the Khmer Rouge in 1996....
 of Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
.

There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron. One is located at Ban Pakkard (or Ban Phak Kat) in Klong Yai tambon. The Cambodian town across the border is Phrom in Pailin
Pailin

Pailin is a city in the west of Cambodia near the border of Thailand. The municipality is surrounded by Battambang Province and was officially carved out of that province to become a separate administrative division after the surrender of the Ieng Sary faction of the Khmer Rouge in 1996....
 municipality. The second crossing is located at Ban Laem in Thep Nimitr tambon. The Cambodian village across the border is Daun Lem in Kamrieng
Kamrieng District

Kamrieng District is a district of Battambang Province, in north-western Cambodia....
 district, Battambang Province.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Pong Nam Ron was upgraded to a full district on July 25 1941.

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 47 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....
). Pong Nam Ron is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Pong Nam Ron and Thap Sai. There are further 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.Thap Sai??????911,505 
2.Pong Nam Ron???????????138,878 
4.Nong Ta Khong????????108,707 
9.Thep Nimit????????84,743 
10.Khlong Yai????????74,282 
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Soi Dao district.

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