*** Welcome to piglix ***

Amphoe Phu Sing

Phu Sing
ภูสิงห์
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Sisaket Province
Amphoe location in Sisaket Province
Coordinates: 14°32′48″N 104°7′54″E / 14.54667°N 104.13167°E / 14.54667; 104.13167Coordinates: 14°32′48″N 104°7′54″E / 14.54667°N 104.13167°E / 14.54667; 104.13167
Country  Thailand
Province Sisaket
Seat Huai Tuekchu
Area
 • Total 940.1 km2 (363.0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 50,585
 • Density 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 33140
Geocode 3317

Phu Sing (Thai: ภูสิงห์) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on April 1, 1991, when the six tambon Khok Tan, Huai Ta Mon, Huai Tuekchu, Lalom, Takhian Ram and Dong Rak were split off from Khunkhan district. It was upgraded to a full district on September 8, 1995.

The district is bound in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Buachet of Surin Province, Khukhan, Khun Han of Sisaket Province and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 85 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Phu Sing is one of three district of Si Sa Ket province. The area adjacent to Cambodia The area has been developed as a source of trade, investment and tourism in the future by creating asa-ngam new town is a place for support to trade Exchange between the two countries and is the location of government agencies such as Transportation. Custom Channel and Office of Immigration.

sa-ngam New Town located at Phu Sing district, Sisaket province. Miles from the Cambodian border for a distance of 2 kilometers to the present has not been officially activated in any way.



...
Wikipedia

...