Amphoe Phu Ruea
Encyclopedia
Phu Ruea is a district (amphoe
) in the western part of Loei Province
, northeastern Thailand
.
, Mueang Loei
and Dan Sai
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.
, Mueang Loei
, Wang Saphung
, Phu Luang
of Loei Province, Lom Kao
of Phetchabun Province
and Dan Sai
of Loei again. To the northwest is the Xaignabouli Province of Laos
.
To the north of the district is the Phu Ruea National Park, to the south the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
.
), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (muban
). Phu Ruea is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nong Bua. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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 western part of Loei Province
Loei Province
Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...
, northeastern 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...
.
History
The government split off some part of Tha LiAmphoe Tha Li
Tha 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 Loei
Amphoe Mueang Loei
Mueang 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 Sai
Amphoe Dan Sai
Dan 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 LiAmphoe Tha Li
Tha 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 Loei
Amphoe Mueang Loei
Mueang 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 Saphung
Amphoe Wang Saphung
Wang 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 Luang
Amphoe Phu Luang
-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 Kao
Amphoe Lom Kao
Lom Kao is the northernmost district of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:The first record of Mueang Lom found in the first King Ram Khamhaeng the Great the Great stone pillar. In Rattanakosin era, this area was a big community of Lao people from Vientiane...
of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...
and Dan Sai
Amphoe Dan Sai
Dan 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 Province of Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and 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 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 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
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 47 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...
). 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. 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. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 8 | 5,509 |
| 2. | Tha Sala | ท่าศาลา | 7 | 2,746 |
| 3. | Rong Chik | ร่องจิก | 10 | 4,842 |
| 4. | Pla Ba | ปลาบ่า | 7 | 3,226 |
| 5. | Lat Khang | ลาดค่าง | 6 | 2,078 |
| 6. | San Tom | สานตม | 9 | 2,781 |
External links
- http://www.amphoe-phurua.com/ Website of district (Thai)
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- Phu Ruea National Park