{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Na Tan | native_name = นาตาล | native_name_lang = th | settlement_type = District | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_map = Amphoe 3430.svg | map_caption = District location in Ubon Ratchathani province | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Thailand | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Ubon Ratchathani | subdivision_type2 = Seat | subdivision_name2 = Na Tan | subdivision_type3 = ''Tambon'' | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = ''Muban'' | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = District established | established_date = | population_total = 34735 | population_as_of = 2005 | population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:181.0|R}} | area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:191.9|R}} | leader_title = | leader_name = | blank_name_sec1 = Postal code | blank_info_sec1 = 34170 | blank_name_sec2 = Geocode | blank_info_sec2 = 3430 | timezone = ICT | utc_offset = +7 | coordinates = {{coord|15|54|18|N|105|16|36|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}} | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Na Tan''' ({{langx|th|นาตาล}}, {{IPA|th|nāː tāːn|pron}}) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northeastern part of Ubon Ratchathani province, northeastern Thailand.

==History== Na Tan area was separated from Khemarat district to create a minor district (''king amphoe'') on 30 April 1994.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=111|issue=42 ง|pages=18|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเขมราฐ จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอนาตาล|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/18.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126234155/http://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/18.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2009|date=May 26, 1994|language=Thai}}</ref>

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625|publisher=Manager Online|script-title=th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550|language=Thai|archive-date=2011-05-16|access-date=2007-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212636/http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 24 August the upgrade became official.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=124|issue=46 ก|pages=14–21|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|date=August 24, 2007|language=Thai}}</ref>

=== 6th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge === In 2023 and 2024, Laos and Thailand began talks to improve connections between the two countries. In February 2024, they began talks to upgrade the checkpoint connecting Ban Paek Saeng, Na Tan with Ban Pak Saphan, Salavan province, Laos into a permanent gateway. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the checkpoint's trade volume was more than ฿‎2.8 billion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Temporary Laos checkpoint set to be permanent |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2743676/temporary-laos-checkpoint-set-to-be-permanent |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref>

The checkpoint upgrade will coincide with the construction of the Sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, which will stretch from Na Tan district in Thailand to Lakhonepheng district in Laos. It will connect National Highway No. 2112 in Thailand with Highway No. 13 in Laos. The project is planned to be {{Convert|1,607|m|yd}} long, with the actual bridge being {{Convert|1,020|m|yd}}. The design of the bridge will include two-lanes of traffic both direction. It is backed by a fund of about ฿4.7 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Thailand |date=2023-08-03 |title=Getting to Know the 5th and 6th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges: Linking the Mekong River Basin Economy - THAILAND.GO.TH |url=https://thailand.go.th/issue-focus-detail/001_08_031 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=SAWASDEE THAILAND - THAILAND.GO.TH |language=en}}</ref>

Construction of the bridge was first proposed in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |title=Govt pushes new Thai-Lao bridge plans |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1682204/govt-pushes-new-thai-lao-bridge-plans |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}</ref> It initially expected to be complete by 2025 in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sixth Thai-Laos friendship bridge to complete in 2025; Laos-China railway construction steaming ahead |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/10/17/sixth-thai-laos-friendship-bridge-to-complete-in-2025-laos-china-railway-construction-steaming-ahead |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=The Star |language=en}}</ref> but is construction is now expected to begin in 2025 and finish in 2028. Once completed, the bridge is expected to bolster trade between Thailand and Laos. It will also provide a more direct route between Thailand and Da Nang in Vietnam.<ref name=":0" />

==Geography== Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Pho Sai and Khemarat. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province of Salavan.

The important water resource is the Mekong.

==Administration== The district is divided into four sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 64 villages (''mubans''). There are no municipal (''thesaban'') areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). {| ! No. ! Name ! Thai name ! Villages ! Pop. |- ||1.||Na Tan||นาตาล||19||10,725|| |- ||2.||Phalan||พะลาน||14||6,046|| |- ||3.||Kong Phon||กองโพน||13||7,165|| |- ||4.||Phang Khen||พังเคน||18||10,799|| |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=829&pv=75 amphoe.com]

{{Amphoe Ubon Ratchathani}}

Na Tan Category:Populated places on the Mekong River

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