- Amphoe Pua
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Pua
thai=ปัว
province=Nan
capital=Won Nakhon
coordinates=coord|19|10|27|N|100|55|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=657.363
population=64,054
population_as_of=2005
density=97.4
postal_code=55120
geocode=5505Pua ( _th. ปัว) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the central part ofNan Province , northernThailand .Geography
Neighboring are from the north clockwise Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Tha Wang Pha.
Doi Phu Kha National Park is Thailands largest National Park, covering several districts of Nan Province. The national park office as well as the 1,980 m high Doi Phu Kha itself are located within Phua district.Administration
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 104 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Pua covers the whole "tambon" Pua and partd of the "tambon" Chai Watthana and Wora Nakhon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers belong to "tambon" which are now part of Bo Kluea district.
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