Don Tan district

"Don Tan" redirects here. For an arrondissement of Benin, see Don-Tan.

District in Mukdahan, Thailand

Don Tan

ดอนตาล

District

Phu Sa Dok Bua National Park, a national park in the district

District location in Mukdahan province

Coordinates: 16°19′0″N 104°55′12″E﻿ / ﻿16.31667°N 104.92000°E﻿ / 16.31667; 104.92000
Country|  Thailand
Province| Mukdahan
Seat| Don Tan
District established| 1963
Area

• Total

| 510.92 km2 (197.27 sq mi)
Population

(2008)

• Total

| 42,215
• Density| 81.3/km2 (211/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 49120
Geocode| 4903

Don Tan (Thai: ดอนตาล, pronounced [dɔ̄ːn tāːn]) is the southeasternmost district (amphoe) of Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand.

## History

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Originally Don Tan was a tambon of Mukdahan district, Nakhon Phanom province. Don Tan was upgraded to a minor district (king amphoe) in 1963,[1] which was further upgraded to a full district in 1974.[2] When the government established Mukdahan Province in 1982, Don Tan district was assigned to be a district of the new province.[3]

## Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Chanuman of Amnat Charoen province; Loeng Nok Tha of Yasothon province; Nikhom Kham Soi and Mueang Mukdahan of Mukdahan Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Savannakhet.

The important water resource is the Mekong River.

## Administration

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The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 62 villages (mubans). Don Tan is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Don Tan. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.  | Name  | Thai  | Villages  | Pop.[4]

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1. | Don Tan | ดอนตาล | 12 | 7,013
2. | Pho Sai | โพธิ์ไทร | 07 | 4,686
3. | Pa Rai | ป่าไร่ | 11 | 8,609
4. | Lao Mi | เหล่าหมี | 09 | 6,595
5. | Ban Bak | บ้านบาก | 07 | 5,432
6. | Na Sameng | นาสะเม็ง | 09 | 7,047
7. | Ban Kaeng | บ้านแก้ง | 07 | 2,833

## References

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1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 80 (14 ง): 221. 1963-02-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012.
2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 91 (54 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 30–33. 1974-03-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011.
3. ^ พระราชบัญญัติตั้งจังหวัดมุกดาหาร พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๕ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 99 (121 ก ฉบับพิเศษ): 14–17. 1982-08-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012.
4. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-09-17.

## External links

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* amphoe.com (Thai)

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Districts of  Mukdahan

* Mueang Mukdahan
* Nikhom Kham Soi
* Don Tan
* Dong Luang
* Khamcha-i
* Wan Yai
* Nong Sung

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