Pueai Noi district
District in Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Pueai Noi (Thai: เปือยน้อย, pronounced [pɯ̄aj nɔ́ːj]; Northeastern Thai: เปือยน้อย, pronounced [pɯ̀aj nɔ̏ːj]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
Pueai Noi
เปือยน้อย | |
|---|---|
District location in Khon Kaen province | |
| Coordinates: 15°52′17″N 102°54′20″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| Seat | Pueai Noi |
| Subdistrict | 4 |
| Muban | 32 |
| District established | 1977 |
| Area | |
• Total | 173.0 km2 (66.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 19,917 |
| • Density | 114.1/km2 (296/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 40340 |
| Geocode | 4011 |
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Nong Song Hong and Ban Phai of Khon Kaen Province; and Kut Rang and Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province.
History
The minor district (king amphoe) Phueai Noi was established on 17 January 1977, with the two tambons Phueai Noi and Wang Muang from Ban Phai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.[2]
Administration
The district is divided into four subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 32 villages (mubans). Pueai Noi is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Phueai Noi and Sa Kaeo, and Sa Kaeo a subdistrict municipality which covers the remaining areas of the two subdistricts. There are two tambon administrative organizations (TAO), one for each of the remaining subdistricts.
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pueai Noi | เปือยน้อย | 7 | 4,468 |
| 2. | Wang Muang | วังม่วง | 8 | 6,359 |
| 3. | Kham Pom | ขามป้อม | 10 | 5,443 |
| 4. | Sa Kaeo | สระแก้ว | 7 | 3,647 |
