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Fao Rai เฝ้าไร่
District
District location in Nong Khai province
Coordinates: 18°1′8″N 103°18′14″E / 18.01889°N 103.30389°E / 18.01889; 103.30389
Country	Thailand
Province	Nong Khai
Seat	Fao Rai
Area
• Total	255.9 km (98.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	50,481
• Density	197.3/km (511/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	43230
Geocode	4315

Fao Rai (Thai: เฝ้าไร่, pronounced [fâw râj]; Northeastern Thai: เฝ้าไฮ่, pronounced [fàw hāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Nong Khai province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Phon Phisai and Rattanawapi of Nong Khai Province; So Phisai of Bueng Kan province; Ban Muang of Sakon Nakhon province; and Ban Dung of Udon Thani province.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Phon Phisai District on 1 April 1995.

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอโพนพิสัย จังหวัดหนองคายตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเฝ้าไร่ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 50. March 22, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com

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