Pak Chom ( th, ปากชม, ) is the northeasternmost 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 ...
'') of
Loei province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
History
The minor district (''
king 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 ...
'') Pak Chom was created on 1 September 1967, when the three ''tambons'', Pak Chom, Hat Khamphi, and Chiang Klom, were split off from
Chiang Khan district. It was upgraded to a full district in 1971.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise):
Sangkhom of
Nong Khai province
Nong Khai province ( th, หนองคาย, ) was formerly the northernmost of the Isan, northeastern (Isan) Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand until its eight eastern districts were split off to form Thailand's newes ...
;
Na Yung,
Nam Som of
Udon Thani province
Udon Thani province ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') which lies in Isan#Administrative divisions, upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. It is bordered by the provinces of Nong K ...
;
Na Duang,
Mueang Loei, and
Chiang Khan of Loei Province. To the north is
Vientiane province of
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
.
The important water resources are the
Mekong
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and
Chom Rivers.
Administration
The district is divided into six communes (''
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 50 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''). Pak Chom and Chiang Klom each cover parts of the same-named ''tambons''. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Pak Chom
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