Khura Buri District

Khura Buri ( Thai: คุระบุรี ) is a district ( Amphoe ) in the province Phang Nga in southern Thailand.

Geography

The county is located on the coast of the Andaman Sea and is the northernmost district of the province of Phang Nga. In the south of the district is the National Park Si Phang -nga. Just offshore, the two Mu Koh Similan National Park Mu Ko Surin and.

Amphoe Khura Buri is from the following counties limited ( seen from the north clockwise from ): Amphoe Suk Samran the province of Ranong, Amphoe Ban Ta Khun and the Phanom province of Surat Thani and Amphoe Takua Pa, Phang Nga.

History

Originally, the area now circle the main district of the province of Takua Pa, was therefore called Amphoe Mueang Takua Pa. 1913, the administration was moved to the present town of Takua Pa, the district was renamed at the same time in Ko Kho Khao after his central tambon. The following year, the district was renamed Pak Nam, but this was reversed in 1917. On September 1, 1938, the district was then downgraded to a small district ( King Amphoe ). After 1964, the administration had been transferred to the Tambon Khura, the district was renamed Khura Buri 1968. On August 8, 1975 Khura Buri then got the full Amphoe status.

The Tambon Ko Kho Khao, which was originally the center of the district was assigned to Takua Pa, on 28 December 1988.

Management

Amphoe Khura Buri is divided into four subdistricts ( tambon), which continued in 33 village communities ( Muban ) are divided.

Khura Buri ( Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล คุ ระบุ ร ) is also the name of a small town ( thesaban tambon) in the district, it consists of parts of the tambon Mae Nang Khao Khura and.

There are also four " Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) in the district.

The missing geocode 4 was assigned to the Tambon Ko Kho Khao, who had been assigned to the Amphoe Takua Pa.

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