Official Name: | Pa Bon |
Native Name: | ป่าบอน |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Phatthalung |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Wang Mai |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 43981 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 93170 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 9308 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 7.27°N 100.17°W |
Pa Bon (th|ป่าบอน, pronounced as /th/) is a district (amphoe) of Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. In this district, significant numbers of Malay Muslims can be found in Thung Nari and Nong Thong tambons.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Tamot, Bang Kaeo, and Pak Phayun of Phatthalung Province, Rattaphum of Songkhla province, Khuan Kalong of Satun province and Palian of Trang province.
The minor district was established on 1 May 1983, when the three tambons Pa Bon, Nong Thong, and Khok Sai were split off from Pak Phayun district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 21 May 1990.[2]
The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (mubans). Pa Bon is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Pa Bon, Nong Thong and Wang Mai. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pa Bon | ป่าบอน | 10 | 9,542 | ||
2. | Khok Sai | โคกทราย | 12 | 10,020 | ||
3. | Nong Thong | หนองธง | 9 | 9,074 | ||
4. | Thung Nari | ทุ่งนารี | 9 | 8,765 | ||
6. | Wang Mai | วังใหม่ | 8 | 6,580 |