Amphoe Phu Ruea
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Phu Ruea
ภูเรือ

Statistics
Province:	Loei
District office:	Nong Bua 17°27′18″N 101°21′48″E / 17.455, 101.36333
Area:	880.0 km²
Inhabitants:	20,639 (2005)
Pop. density:	23.5 inh./km²
Geocode:	4207
Postal code:	42160
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Phu Ruea (Thai: ภูเรือ) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The government split off some part of Tha Li, Mueang Loei and Dan Sai districts and made them to the minor district (King Amphoe) Phu Ruea on October 15 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai.¹ It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.²

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Tha Li, Mueang Loei, Wang Saphung, Phu Luang of Loei Province, Lom Kao of Phetchabun Province and Dan Sai of Loei again. To the northwest is the Xaignabouli Province of Laos.

To the north of the district is the Phu Ruea National Park, to the south the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 47 villages (muban). Phu Ruea is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Nong Bua. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 85 (944 ง): 3025. October 15 1968, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/D/094/3025.PDF. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 91 (54 ก special issue): 30–33. March 28 1974, http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2517/A/054/30.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com
• Phu Ruea National Park

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