Pong Nam Ron District

Pong Nam Ron โป่งน้ำร้อน
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chanthaburi Province
Coordinates: 12°54′21″N 102°15′46″E / 12.90583°N 102.26278°ECoordinates: 12°54′21″N 102°15′46″E / 12.90583°N 102.26278°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chanthaburi
Area
• Total	927.0 km^2 (357.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	38,115
• Density	41.1/km^2 (106/sq mi)
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code	22140
Geocode	2204

Pong Nam Ron (Thai: โป่งน้ำร้อน, pronounced [pòːŋ nám rɔ́ːn]) is the easternmost district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

Geography

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

There are two border crossings into Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron. One is at Ban Pakkard (or Ban Phak Kat) in Klong Yai tambon. The Cambodian town across the border is Phrom in Pailin municipality. The second crossing is at Ban Laem in Thep Nimitr tambon. The Cambodian village across the border is Daun Lem in Kamrieng district, Battambang Province.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Pong Nam Ron was upgraded to a full district on 25 July 1941.^[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (muban). Pong Nam Ron is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Pong Nam Ron and Thap Sai. There are further 5 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Thap Sai	ทับไทร	9	11,505
2.	Pong Nam Ron	โป่งน้ำร้อน	13	8,878
4.	Nong Ta Khong	หนองตาคง	10	8,707
9.	Thep Nimit	เทพนิมิต	8	4,743
10.	Khlong Yai	คลองใหญ่	7	4,282

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Soi Dao district.

References

1. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 58 (0 ง): 2291–2293. July 25, 1941.

External links

• amphoe.com