Phu Ruea District
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Phu Ruea ภูเรือ |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Loei Province |
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| Coordinates: 17°27′18″N 101°21′48″E / 17.45500°N 101.36333°ECoordinates: 17°27′18″N 101°21′48″E / 17.45500°N 101.36333°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Loei |
| Seat | Nong Bua |
| Amphoe established | 1968 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 880.0 km2 (339.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 21,182 |
| • Density | 23.5/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 42160 |
| Geocode | 4207 |
Phu Ruea (Thai: ภูเรือ; IPA: [pʰūː rɯ̄a]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.
The government split off some part of Tha Li, Mueang Loei, and Dan Sai Districts and made them into the minor district (king amphoe) Phu Ruea on 15 October 1968 and made it a subordinate of Dan Sai. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1974.
The district is named after Phu Ruea, an important mountain in the area.
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Tha Li, Mueang Loei, Wang Saphung, Phu Luang of Loei Province, Lom Kao of Phetchabun Province, and Dan Sai of Loei again. To the northwest is Xaignabouli Province of Laos.
To the north of the district is the Phu Ruea National Park, to the south the Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary.
The northwestern part of the district reaches the southern end of the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.
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