Amphoe Pla Pak
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| Province: | Nakhon Phanom |
| Area: | 547.1 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 50,955 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 93.1 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 4802 |
| Postal code: | 48160 |
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Pla Pak (Thai: ปลาปาก) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Nakhon Phanom in the northeast of Thailand.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Phanom, Renu Nakhon, Na Kae and Wang Yang of Nakhon Phanom Province, and Phon Na Kaeo and Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province.
[edit] History
The area of the district was at first a tambon of Mueang Nakhon Phanom district. On August 21 1964 it became a minor district (King Amphoe) consisting of the three tambon Pla Pak, Nong Hi and Ku Ta Kai. The first district officer was Winai Bunratnaplin. On November 17 1971 it was upgraded to a full district.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban). Pla Pak itself has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers part of the tambon Pla Pak. There are further 8 tambon Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Pla Pak | ปลาปาก | 16 | 10,159 | |
| 2. | Nong Hi | หนองฮี | 12 | 7,414 | |
| 3. | Ku Ta Kai | กุตาไก้ | 12 | 8,723 | |
| 4. | Khok Sawang | โคกสว่าง | 8 | 4,743 | |
| 5. | Khok Sung | โคกสูง | 10 | 5,316 | |
| 6. | Mahachai | มหาชัย | 8 | 5,654 | |
| 7. | Na Makhuea | นามะเขือ | 11 | 5,895 | |
| 8. | Nong Thao Yai | หนองเทาใหญ่ | 8 | 3,051 |
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| Amphoe of Nakhon Phanom |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Nakhon Phanom - Pla Pak - Tha Uthen - Ban Phaeng - That Phanom - Renu Nakhon - Na Kae - Si Songkhram - Na Wa - Phon Sawan - Na Thom | ||
| King Amphoe: | Wang Yang | ||
