Phu Sing ( th, ภูสิงห์, ) 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
Sisaket province, northeastern
Thailand.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') was created on 1 April 1991, when the six ''tambons'' Khok Tan, Huai Ta Mon, Huai Tuekchu, Lalom, Takhian Ram, and Dong Rak were split off from
Khunkhan district. It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1995.
Geography
The district is bounded in the south by the
Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Buachet of
Surin province,
Khukhan, and
Khun Han of Sisaket Province, and
Oddar Meancheay of
Cambodia.
Administration
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 85 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 no municipal (''
thesaban
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 ...
'') areas, and seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Phu Sing
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