Phon Ngam, Buntharik
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Phon Ngam
โพนงาม | |
|---|---|
 Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Ubon Ratchathani |
| District | Buntharik |
| Number of Muban | 14 |
| Number of Mu | 14 |
| Subdistrict established | Before 1912 |
| Area | |
• Total | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 12,757 |
| • Density | 69.71/km2 (180.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 34230 |
Phon Ngam (Thai: โพนงาม) is a capital tambon (subdistrict) of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1][2][3] In 2021, it had a population of 12,757 people.[1] Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the south) Huai Kha, Bua Ngam, Nong Sano, and Kho Laen, as well as Champassack and Soukhoumma districts of Laos in the east.[4]
The area was first settled in the early 1800s, but "Phon Ngam" village gained recognition in 1912 when the central government demoted Buntharik district to a minor district (king amphoe) and relocated the town center from Non Sung village on the west bank of the Lam Dom Noi River to Phon Ngam village on the east.[5] The district was also renamed "Phon Ngam" in 1917.[6] It was then transferred from Khukhan province to Ubon Ratchathani province in 1928,[7] renamed back to the original "Buntharik" in 1939,[8][9] and later regained its district status in 1958.[10]
Sukhaphiban Buntharik, a local government covering the town center in the Phon Ngam subdistrict, was created in 1956, two years before regaining district status.[11] It was later expanded to cover a larger area in 1983,[12] and upgraded to a subdistrict municipality in May 1999.[13] Meanwhile, the area outside the subdistrict municipality has been governed by the Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Phon Ngam, which was upgraded from the subdistrict's council in 1997.[1]
The westernmost region, consisting of 11 villages, was divided in 1969 to form a new subdistrict, Nong Sano.[2] Later in 1985, seven villages in the western area were additionally separated to form a new administrative division, the Bua Ngam subdistrict.[3]