Amphoe Phu Luang

Infobox Amphoe
name=Phu Luang
thai=ภูหลวง
province=Loei
coordinates=coord|17|8|24|N|101|39|54|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Nong Khan
area=595.0
population=23,069
population_as_of=2005
density=38.8
postal_code=42230
geocode=4211

Phu Luang ( _th. ภูหลวง) is a district ("Amphoe") of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Nam Nao of Phetchabun Province, Phu Ruea, Wang Saphung, Nong Hin and Phu Kradueng of Loei Province.

To the northwest of the district is the plateau of the Phu Luang mountain, which also gave the district its name. It is now protected as the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary. In "tambon" Kaeng Si Phum is the Namtok Huai Lao Forest Park, covering 3.4 km² around the Huai Lao waterfall.

History

The minor district ("King Amphoe") was established on November 28 1980 with the two "tambon" Phu Ho and Nong Khan split off from Wang Saphung district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=97|issue=178 ง Special |pages=19|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอวังสะพุง จังหวัดเลย ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอภูหลวง|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2523/D/178/19.PDF|date=November 20 1980|language=Thai] It was upgraded to a full district on May 9 1992. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=109|issue=45 ก|pages=27–29|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอสอยดาว อำเภอโพนสวรรค์ อำเภอบางขัน อำเภอหว้านใหญ่ อำเภอเมืองปาน อำเภอภูหลวง อำเภอโคกศรีสุพรรณ และอำเภอสำโรง พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๕|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/A/045/27.PDF|date=April 9 1992|language=Thai]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 43 villages ("muban"). There are no municipal ("thesaban") areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Geocode 3 is not used.

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?am=576&pv=53&mid=1 amphoe.com]