Phon Phisai ( th, โพนพิสัย, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in
Nong Khai province
Nong Khai province ( th, หนองคาย, ) was formerly the northernmost of the northeastern (Isan) provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand until its eight eastern districts were split off to form Thailand's newest province, Bueng Kan provin ...
, northeastern
Thailand
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.
History
The district was originally part of ''
Mueang
Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principal ...
'' Phon Phaeng, now part of
Rattanawapi district. In 1906 it was established as a district.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Rattanawapi and
Fao Rai of Nong Khai Province;
Ban Dung,
Sang Khom, and
Phen of
Udon Thani province
Udon Thani province ( th, อุดรธานี, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') which lies in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. It is bordered by the provinces of Nong Khai to the north, Sakon Nakhon ...
; and
Mueang Nong Khai of Nong Khai. To the north across the
Mekong River
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are the
Laotian Vientiane Prefecture
Vientiane (or ''Viengchan'', Also known as ''Vientiane Prefecture'' or ''Vientiane Municipality'') ( Lao: ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ, ''Nakhônlouang ViangChan'') is a prefecture of Laos, in the northwest Laos. The nationa ...
and
Bolikhamxai province.
Administration
The district is divided into 11 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 151 villages (''
mubans''). Chumphon is a sub-district municipality (''
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 ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Chumphon. There are a further 11
tambon administrative organization
''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 (TAO).
Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form the districts Fao Rai and Rattanawapi.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Phon Phisai
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