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Ban Dan บ้านด่าน
District
District location in Buriram province
Coordinates: 15°6′26″N 103°10′29″E / 15.10722°N 103.17472°E / 15.10722; 103.17472
Country	Thailand
Province	Buriram
Seat	Ban Dan
Area
• Total	247.6 km (95.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	30,548
• Density	123.4/km (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	31000
Geocode	3121

Ban Dan (Thai: บ้านด่าน, pronounced [bâːn dàːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Buriram province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Ban Dan was created on 15 July 1996 by splitting four tambons from Mueang Buriram district.

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August the upgrade became official.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khaen Dong, Satuek, Huai Rat, Mueang Buriram and Khu Mueang.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations.

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองบุรีรัมย์ จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอบ้านด่าน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 31. June 26, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2009.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

External links

• amphoe.com

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