Pong Nam Ron ( th, โป่งน้ำร้อน, ) is the easternmost 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 Chanthaburi province, eastern

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Khlung, Makham, Khao Khitchakut and Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province. To the east are

Battambang Battambang ( km, បាត់ដំបង, UNGEGN: ) is the capital of Battambang Province and the third largest city in Cambodia. Founded in the 11th century by the Khmer Empire, Battambang is the leading rice-producing province of the coun ...

and

Pailin Pailin ( km, ប៉ៃលិន, ) is a province in western Cambodia at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains near the border of Thailand. This province is surrounded by Battambang province, and was officially carved out of Battambang ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

Border Crossings

There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron. One is at Ban Pakkard ( th, บ้านผักกาด; ) in Klong Yai tambon. The Cambodian town across the border is Phsar Prum in

Sala Krau district Sala Krau ( km, សាលាក្រៅ) is a district located in Pailin Province, western Cambodia. The district is subdivided into 4 communes and 43 villages. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 7,106.All district ...

municipality. The second crossing is at Ban Laem ( th, บ้านแหลม; ) in Thep Nimitr. The Cambodian village across the border is Daun Lem in Kamrieng district, Battambang Province.

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 ...

'') Pong Nam Ron was upgraded to a full district on 25 July 1941.

Administration

The district is divided into five 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 47 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''). Pong Nam Ron is a township (''

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 ''tambons'' Pong Nam Ron and Thap Sai. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Missing numbers are ''tambon'' which now form Soi Dao District.

References

External links

amphoe.com
Pong Nam Ron Cambodia–Thailand border crossings {{Chanthaburi-geo-stub