Bu Pueai
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Bu Pueai
บุเปือย | |
|---|---|
 Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Ubon Ratchathani |
| District | Nam Yuen |
| Number of Muban | 15 |
| Number of Mu | 15 |
| Subdistrict established | 1979 |
| Area | |
• Total | 93.65 km2 (36.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 9,369 |
| • Density | 100.40/km2 (260.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 34260 |
Bu Pueai (Thai: บุเปือย) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the central region of Nam Yuen district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1][2][3] In 2022, Tambon Bu Pueai contains 15 villages (Muban; บ้าน or หมู่บ้าน), the same number with administrative community units (Moo or Mu; หมู่).[1][2]
As of the 2021 consensus, it had a population of 9,369 people and 3,313 households.[1] Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Si Wichian, Song, Kao Kham, Yang Yai, Ban Tum and Dom Pradit.[2][3][4]
The village of Bu Pueai was founded in 1911 by a group of 15 families of Kuy people led by "Saengkaen" (แสงแก่น) and was legally recognized by the local government three years later, with Peng Ong-Kham (เพ็ง โอ่งคำ) serving as the first village headman.[2] It was previously known as "Bu Ra-be" (บุระเบ๊ะ; pronounced in Thai as [bù rá.béː]), which is a Kuy language name made up of two parts: Bu บุ means degraded forest, and Ra-be ระเบ๊ะ refers to the Krabak (Anisoptera costata), an endangered species of plant found in the seasonal tropical forest in the area and is generally called "Pueai" by the Lao-origin people; the village was later renamed "Bu Pueai" in 1944 due to the mentioned reason.[2]
The village of Bu Pueai was controlled by the Yang subdistrict until it obtained subdistrict status in 1979 by absorbing eight other villages located in Yang's southeastern region.[5] However, nine years after becoming independent, its northernmost area, which consisted of six villages, was split off to form a new subdistrict, Yang Yai.[6]
After its establishment in 1979, Tambon Bu Pueai was governed by the Subdistricts Council of Bu Pueai, which was later upgraded to the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) in 1996.[2]