Pueai Noi District

Pueai Noi เปือยน้อย
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Khon Kaen Province
Coordinates: 15°52′17″N 102°54′20″E / 15.87139°N 102.90556°ECoordinates: 15°52′17″N 102°54′20″E / 15.87139°N 102.90556°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Khon Kaen
Seat	Pueai Noi
Tambon	4
Muban	32
Amphoe established	1977
Area
• Total	173.0 km^2 (66.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	19,917
• Density	114.1/km^2 (296/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	40340
Geocode	4011

Pueai Noi (Thai: เปือยน้อย, pronounced [pɯ̄a̯j nɔ́ːj]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province, Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Phueai Noi was established on January 17, 1977, with the two tambon Phueai Noi and Wang Muang from Ban Phai districts.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4, 1994.^[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (muban). Pueai Noi is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Phueai Noi and Sa Kaeo, and Sa Kaeo a subdistrict municipality which covers the remaining areas of the two subdistricts. There are two Tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each of the remaining subdistricts.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.[3]
1.	Pueai Noi	เปือยน้อย	07	4,468
2.	Wang Muang	วังม่วง	08	6,359
3.	Kham Pom	ขามป้อม	10	5,443
4.	Sa Kaeo	สระแก้ว	07	3,647

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอบ้านไผ่ จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเปือยน้อย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 94 (8 ง): 306. January 25, 1977.
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 111 (21 ก): 32–35. June 3, 1994.
3. "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration.

External links

• amphoe.com