- Amphoe Wang Saphung
Infobox Amphoe
name=Wang Saphung
thai=วังสะพุง
province=Loei
coordinates=coord|17|18|6|N|101|46|6|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=1,145.0
population=108,276
population_as_of=2005
density=94.6
postal_code=42130
geocode=4209Wang Saphung ( _th. วังสะพุง) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the central part ofLoei Province , northeasternThailand .History
"Khwaeng" Wang Saphung was a satellite city of "Mueang" Lom Sak. It was assigned to be under Mueang Loei on January 4, 1907.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Loei, Erawan, Pha Khao, Nong Hin, Phu Luang and Phu Ruea of Loei Province.
The important water resource is the
Loei River . ThePhu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the west of the district.Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 141 villages ("muban "). Wang Saphung is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers parts of the "tambon" Wang Saphung and Si Songkhram. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers are "tambon" which now form Erawan district.
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