Phibun Mangsahan District

Phibun Mangsahan พิบูลมังสาหาร
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Ubon Ratchathani Province
Coordinates: 15°14′40″N 105°13′44″E / 15.24444°N 105.22889°ECoordinates: 15°14′40″N 105°13′44″E / 15.24444°N 105.22889°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Ubon Ratchathani
Seat	Phibun
Area
• Total	1,280.0 km^2 (494.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	127,357
• Density	99.5/km^2 (258/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	34110
Geocode	3419

Phibun Mangsahan (Thai: พิบูลมังสาหาร) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Buntharik, Det Udom, Na Yia, Sawang Wirawong, Tan Sum, Si Mueang Mai, Khong Chiam and Sirindhorn of Ubon Ratchathani Province.

History

Originally named Phimun Mangsahan (พิมูลมังสาหาร), it was renamed to Phibun Mangsahan on July 30, 1940.^[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Phibun Mangsahan covers the whole tambon Phibun. Ang Sila is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Ang Sila. There are further 13 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Phibun	พิบูล	-	10,894
2.	Kut Chom Phu	กุดชมภู	18	13,641
4.	Don Chik	ดอนจิก	23	13,587
5.	Sai Mun	ทรายมูล	9	5,742
6.	Na Pho	นาโพธิ์	10	7,972
7.	Non Klang	โนนกลาง	12	7,477
9.	Pho Sai	โพธิ์ไทร	15	11,416
10.	Pho Si	โพธิ์ศรี	12	12,253
11.	Rawe	ระเว	11	8,020
12.	Rai Tai	ไร่ใต้	15	7,964
13.	Nong Bua Hi	หนองบัวฮี	15	10,646
14.	Ang Sila	อ่างศิลา	12	7,984
18.	Non Kalong	โนนกาหลง	9	4,672
19.	Ban Khaem	บ้านแขม	8	5,089

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Sirindhorn district.

References

1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 57 (0 ก): 263–267. July 30, 1940.

External links

• amphoe.com