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Renu Nakhon District

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Country
  
Thailand

Time zone
  
THA (UTC+7)

Area
  
254 km²

Province
  
Nakhon Phanom Province

Seat
  
Phon Thong

Postal code
  
48170

Population
  
46,353 (2014)

Geocode
  
4806

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Renu Nakhon (Thai: เรณูนคร) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.

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Map of Renu Nakhon District, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom, That Phanom, Na Kae and Pla Pak.

History

Renu Nakhon was a Mueang which was converted into a district of Nakhon Phanom during the thesaphiban administrative reforms in 1907. In 1917 the district was renamed to That Phanom. The historical name of the area was reused when a new minor district (King Amphoe) was created on May 1, 1970 with the three tambon Renu, Phon Thong and Tha Lat from That Phanom district. The minor district was upgraded to a full district on August 21, 1975.

Central administration

The district Renu Nakhon is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 91 administrative villages (Muban).

Local administration

There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

  • Renu Nakhon (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลเรณูนคร) consisting of parts of the subdistricts Renu and Phon Thong.

    • There are 8 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Renu (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเรณู) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Renu.
  • Phon Thong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพนทอง) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Phon Thong.
  • Tha Lat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าลาด) consisting of the complete subdistrict Tha Lat.
  • Na Ngam (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนางาม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Na Ngam.
  • Khok Hin Hae (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโคกหินแฮ่) consisting of the complete subdistrict Khok Hin Hae.
  • Nong Yang Chin (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองย่างชิ้น) consisting of the complete subdistrict Nong Yang Chin.
  • Renu Tai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเรณูใต้) consisting of the complete subdistrict Renu Tai.
  • Na Kham (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาขาม) consisting of the complete subdistrict Na Kham.

    • References

    Renu Nakhon District Wikipedia
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