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Amphoe Phu Ruea
Phu Ruea ( th, ภูเรือ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the western part of Loei province, northeastern Thailand. History The government split off some parts of Tha Li, Mueang Loei, and Dan Sai Districts and made them into the minor district ('' king amphoe'') Phu Ruea on 15 October 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1974. Geography The district is named after Phu Ruea, an important mountain in the area. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Tha Li, Mueang Loei, Wang Saphung, Phu Luang of Loei Province; Lom Kao of Phetchabun province; and Dan Sai of Loei. To the northwest is Xaignabouli province of Laos. To the north of the district is the Phu Ruea National Park, to the south the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary. The northwestern part of the district reaches the southern end of the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.ดร.กระมล ทองธรรมชา ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phu Luang District
Phu Luang ( th, ภูหลวง, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Loei province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Nam Nao of Phetchabun province; Phu Ruea, Wang Saphung, Nong Hin, and Phu Kradueng of Loei Province. To the northwest of the district is the plateau of Phu Luang mountain, which also gave the district its name. It is now protected as the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary. In ''tambon'' Kaeng Si Phum is the Namtok Huai Lao Forest Park, covering 3.4 km² around the Huai Lao waterfall. History The minor district (''king amphoe'') was established on 28 November 1980 with the two ''tambons'' Phu Ho and Nong Khan split off from Wang Saphung district. It was upgraded to a full district on 9 May 1992. Administration The district is divided into five sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas. There are five tambon administrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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