King Amphoe Phanom Dong Rak
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Province: | Surin |
| Area: | 318.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 35,968 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 107.4 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 3214 |
| Postal code: | 32210 |
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Phanom Dong Rak (Thai: พนมดงรัก) is the southwesternmost minor district (King Amphoe) of Surin Province, northeastern Thailand.
The area was separated from Kap Choeng district and created as a minor district on April 1st, 1995.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Kruat of Buriram Province, Prasat, Kap Choeng of Surin Province and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
The district is located within the Dongrak mountain chain, the boundary hills between Thailand and Cambodia. The name of the district translates as Dongrak mountains.
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bak Dai | บักได | 20 | 11,432 | |
| 2. | Khok Klang | โคกกลาง | 11 | 6,826 | |
| 3. | Chik Daek | จีกแดก | 12 | 7,668 | |
| 4. | Ta Miang | ตาเมียง | 12 | 10,042 |
| Amphoe of Surin | |||
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Surin - Chumphon Buri - Tha Tum - Chom Phra - Prasat - Kap Choeng - Rattanaburi - Sanom - Sikhoraphum - Sangkha - Lamduan - Samrong Thap - Buachet |
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| King Amphoe: | Phanom Dong Rak - Si Narong - Khwao Sinarin - Non Narai | ||