Amphoe Pran Buri
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| Province: | Prachuap Khiri Khan |
| Area: | 765.4 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 72,602 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 94.9 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 7706 |
| Postal code: | 77120 |
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Pran Buri (Thai: ปราณบุรี) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.
[edit] History
Mueang Pran was a city in the southern cities group of Ayutthaya kingdom. In the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), the governor of Mueang Pran had full authorised administrative. In 1906 King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) merged Mueang Pran, Mueang Kamnoed Nopphakhun and Mueang Prachuap to a new Mueang Pran Buri and located the city hall at Tambon Ko Lak, now in Amphoe Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan. In 1915 to prevented confusion between the cities names, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) changed the name of the province from Pran Buri to Prachuap Khiri Khan, as it's center was at the same place it the former Mueang Prachuap. This also kept the name of the town and the Pran Buri river together.
In August 2006 a plan to create a new 77th province was announced. If approved Pran Buri will become part of this new province.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are Hua Hin to the north and Sam Roi Yot to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, to the east the Gulf of Thailand.
The main water resource of the district is the Pran Buri River. The mangrove forest at the mouth of the river to the gulf of Thailand is protected as the Pran Buri Forest Park. The beaches of the district are a popular touristic place, still less crowded than those of nearby Hua Hin.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Pran Buri covering parts of the tambon Pran Buri, Khao Noi and Nong Ta Taem, and Pak Nam Pran covering parts of the same-named tambon.
| Nr. | Name | Thai name | Villages | |
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| 1. | Pran Buri | ปราณบุรี | 7 | |
| 2. | Khao Noi | เขาน้อย | 8 | |
| 4. | Paknam Pran | ปากน้ำปราณ | 5 | |
| 7. | Nong Ta Taem | หนองตาแต้ม | 11 | |
| 8. | Wang Phong | วังก์พง | 7 | |
| 9. | Khao Chao | เขาจ้าว | 6 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Sam Roi Yot district.
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| Amphoe of Prachuap Khiri Khan |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan - Kui Buri - Thap Sakae - Bang Saphan - Bang Saphan Noi - Pran Buri - Hua Hin - Sam Roi Yot |
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