Pueai Noi district
Pueai Noi
เปือยน้อย | |
|---|---|
 District location in Khon Kaen province | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′17″N 102°54′20″E / 15.87139°N 102.90556°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| Seat | Pueai Noi |
| Subdistrict | 4 |
| Muban | 32 |
| District established | 1977 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173.0 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,917 |
| • Density | 114.1/km2 (296/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 40340 |
| Geocode | 4011 |
Pueai Noi (Thai: เปือยน้อย, pronounced [pɯ̄aj nɔ́ːj]; Northeastern Thai: เปือยน้อย, pronounced [pɯ̄aj nôːj]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province; and Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.
History
[edit]The minor district (king amphoe) Phueai Noi was established on 17 January 1977, with the two tambons Phueai Noi and Wang Muang from Ban Phai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.[2]
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into four subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (mubans). Pueai Noi is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Phueai Noi and Sa Kaeo, and Sa Kaeo a subdistrict municipality which covers the remaining areas of the two subdistricts. There are two tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each of the remaining subdistricts.
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pueai Noi | เปือยน้อย | 7 | 4,468 |
| 2. | Wang Muang | วังม่วง | 8 | 6,359 |
| 3. | Kham Pom | ขามป้อม | 10 | 5,443 |
| 4. | Sa Kaeo | สระแก้ว | 7 | 3,647 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอบ้านไผ่ จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเปือยน้อย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 94 (8 ง): 306. January 25, 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
- ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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