Amphoe Pak Chom
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Pak Chom
ปากชม

Statistics
Province:	Loei
District office:	Pak Chom 18°1′18″N 101°53′18″E / 18.02167, 101.88833
Area:	957.0 km²
Inhabitants:	37,934 (2005)
Pop. density:	39.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	4204
Postal code:	42150
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Pak Chom (Thai: ปากชม) is the northeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Pak Chom was created on September 1 1967, when the three tambon Pak Chom, Hat Khamphi and Chiang Klom were split off from Chiang Khan district.¹ It was upgraded to a full district in 1971.²

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Sangkhom of Nong Khai Province, Na Yung, Nam Som of Udon Thani Province.Na Duang, Mueang Loei and Chiang Khan of Loei Province. To the north is the Vientiane Province of Laos.

The important water resource are the Mekong and Chom Rivers.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 53 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Pak Chom and Chiang Klom each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 84 (90 ง): 2603. September 26 1967, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/D/090/2603.PDF. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอปลาปาก อำเภอเชียงกลาง อำเภอปากชม อำเภอบ้านม่วง อำเภอพังโคน อำเภอดอนสัก อำเภอพนม อำเภอเวียงสระ อำเภอสังคม และอำเภอหัวตะพาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๔" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 88 (123 ก): 745–748. November 16 1971, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2514/A/123/745.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com

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