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Amphoe Pua
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| Province: | Nan |
| District office: | Won Nakhon |
| Area: | 657.363 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 64,054 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 97.4 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5505 |
| Postal code: | 55120 |
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Pua (Thai: ปัว) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring are from the north clockwise Chiang Klang, Thung Chang, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Bo Kluea, Santi Suk and Tha Wang Pha.
Doi Phu Kha National Park is Thailands largest National Park, covering several districts of Nan Province. The national park office as well as the 1,980 m high Doi Phu Kha itself are located within Phua district.
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 104 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Pua covers the whole tambon Pua and partd of the tambon Chai Watthana and Wora Nakhon. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Pua | ปัว | 8 | 7,348 | |
| 2. | Ngaeng | แงง | 7 | 5,095 | |
| 3. | Sathan | สถาน | 12 | 5,474 | |
| 4. | Sila Laeng | ศิลาแลง | 7 | 4,003 | |
| 5. | Sila Phet | ศิลาเพชร | 10 | 4,778 | |
| 6. | Uan | อวน | 11 | 5,153 | |
| 9. | Chai Watthana | ไชยวัฒนา | 8 | 4,232 | |
| 10. | Chedi Chai | เจดีย์ชัย | 9 | 7,142 | |
| 11. | Phu Kha | ภูคา | 13 | 4,645 | |
| 12. | Sakat | สกาด | 4 | 2,900 | |
| 13. | Pa Klang | ป่ากลาง | 7 | 7,160 | |
| 14. | Wora Nakhon | วรนคร | 8 | 6,124 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which are now part of Bo Kluea district.
| Amphoe of Nan |  |
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Mueang Nan - Mae Charim - Ban Luang - Na Noi - Pua - Tha Wang Pha - Wiang Sa - Thung Chang - Chiang Klang - Na Muen - Santi Suk - Bo Kluea - Song Khwae - Phu Phiang - Chaloem Phra Kiat |
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