That Phanom District

That Phanom ธาตุพนม
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Phanom Province
Coordinates: 16°56′11″N 104°42′34″E / 16.93639°N 104.70944°ECoordinates: 16°56′11″N 104°42′34″E / 16.93639°N 104.70944°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Phanom
Seat	That Phanom
Area
• Total	367.9 km^2 (142.0 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	83,478
• Density	228.3/km^2 (591/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	48110
Geocode	4805

That Phanom (Thai: ธาตุพนม) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.

Wat Phra That Phanom

The district is named after Wat Phra That Phanom, the most important Buddhist temple in the region.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Wan Yai, Mueang Mukdahan, Dong Luang of Mukdahan Province, Na Kae, Renu Nakhon and Mueang Nakhon Phanom of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong river is the Laotian province Khammouan.

History

In 1917, the district was renamed from Renu Nakhon (เรณูนคร) to That Phanom.^[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 142 villages (muban). The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) That Phanom covers parts of tambon That Phanom and That Phanom Nuea. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.[2]
01.	That Phanom	ธาตุพนม	19	11,238
02.	Fang Daeng	ฝั่งแดง	11	06,963
03.	Phon Phaeng	โพนแพง	08	04,862
04.	Phra Klang Thung	พระกลางทุ่ง	16	07,598
05.	Na Thon	นาถ่อน	15	08,729
06.	Saen Phan	แสนพัน	08	04,002
07.	Don Nang Hong	ดอนนางหงส์	11	06,837
08.	Nam Kam	น้ำก่ำ	20	12,160
09.	Um Mao	อุ่มเหม้า	09	05,463
10.	Na Nat	นาหนาด	10	05,515
11.	Kut Chim	กุดฉิม	07	04,448
12.	That Phanom Nuea	ธาตุพนมเหนือ	08	05,663

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.
2. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)