Nam Khun District

Nam Khun น้ำขุ่น
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Ubon Ratchathani Province
Coordinates: 14°35′0″N 104°55′30″E / 14.58333°N 104.92500°ECoordinates: 14°35′0″N 104°55′30″E / 14.58333°N 104.92500°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ubon Ratchathani
Seat	Ta Kao
Area
• Total	377.5 km^2 (145.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	30,587
• Density	81.0/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	34260
Geocode	3433

Nam Khun (Thai: น้ำขุ่น) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

The name of the district translates to muddy water.

History

The area of Nam Khun was originally part of Nam Yuen district. The government created the minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1996.^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.^[3]

Geography

The district is bound in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kantharalak of Sisaket Province, Thung Si Udom, Det Udom and Nam Yuen of Ubon Ratchathani, and Preah Vihear of Cambodia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 49 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Ta Kao	ตาเกา	12	8,936
2.	Phaibun	ไพบูลย์	14	7,316
3.	Khilek	ขี้เหล็ก	13	7,840
4.	Khok Sa-at	โคกสะอาด	10	6,495

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอน้ำยืน จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอน้ำขุ่น (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 113 (พิเศษ 18 ง): 33. June 16, 1996.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com