Phanom Dong Rak District

Phanom Dong Rak พนมดงรัก
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Surin Province
Coordinates: 14°26′44″N 103°18′16″E / 14.44556°N 103.30444°E / 14.44556; 103.30444Coordinates: 14°26′44″N 103°18′16″E / 14.44556°N 103.30444°E / 14.44556; 103.30444
Country	Thailand
Province	Surin
Seat	Bakdai
Area
• Total	318.0 km2 (122.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	35,968
• Density	107.4/km2 (278/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	32140
Geocode	3214

Phanom Dong Rak (Thai: พนมดงรัก) is the southwesternmost district (Amphoe) of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The area was separated from Kap Choeng district and created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1, 1995.^[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

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Kruat of Buriram Province, Prasat, Kap Choeng of Surin Province and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

The district is located within the Phanom Dong Rak Range, the hills that form a boundary between Thailand and Cambodia. The name of the district translates as Dongrak mountains.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกาบเชิง จังหวัดสุรินทร์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพนมดงรัก (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 55. March 22, 1995. 
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