Si Bun Rueang ( th, ศรีบุญเรือง, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') in the southwestern part of
Nong Bua Lamphu province, northeastern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
. It may also be spelled
Sri Bun Rueang.
History
The area was Ban Non Sung Plueai of ''Tambon'' Yang Lo, Nong Bua Lamphu District,
Udon Thani province. The government created it to be a minor district (''
king amphoe'') on 16 July 1965, which was upgraded to a full district on 1 March 1969.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Na Wang,
Na Klang,
Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu, and
Non Sang of Nong Bua Lamphu Province,
Nong Na Kham and
Si Chomphu of
Khon Kaen province,
Phu Kradueng
Phu Kradueng ( th, ภูกระดึง), is a high mountain in Loei Province, Thailand. It is in Phu Kradueng District, giving its name to the district. Its west side borders Nam Nao District of Phetchabun Province. This mountain is part ...
,
Pha Khao, and
Erawan of
Loei province.
The important water resource is the
Phong River Phong may refer to:
Computer graphics
*Phong shading
*Phong reflection model
* Blinn–Phong shading model
*Bui Tuong Phong - creator of the Phong shading interpolation method and reflection model.
Other
*Phong-Kniang language
*Nam Phong (di ...
.
Administration
The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) 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'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 153 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). There are two townships (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) 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 ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
s''): Non Sung Plueai covers parts of ''tambon'' Mueang Mai, and Chom Thong covers parts of ''tambon'' Si Bun Rueang. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Si Bun Rueang
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