Ban Phue (, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the Provinces of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...
'') in the northwestern part of
Udon Thani province, northeastern
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Sangkhom,
Pho Tak,
Tha Bo, and
Sakhrai of
Nong Khai province,
Phen,
Mueang Udon Thani, and
Kut Chap of Udon Thani Province,
Suwannakhuha of
Nong Bua Lamphu province, and
Nam Som and
Na Yung of Udon Thani.
Located within the district is the
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park and the
Phu Phra Bat Buabok Forest Park.
Administration
The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
s''), which are further divided into 165 villages (''
muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s''). Ban Phue is a sub-district municipality (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesa ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Phue. There are a further 13
tambon administrative organization
''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...
s (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Ban Phue
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