Khok Pho Chai district
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Khok Pho Chai
โคกโพธิ์ไชย | |
|---|---|
 District location in Khon Kaen province | |
| Coordinates: 16°5′1″N 102°23′56″E / 16.08361°N 102.39889°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Khon Kaen |
| Seat | Ban Khok |
| Area | |
• Total | 238.824 km2 (92.210 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 25,483 |
| • Density | 106.7/km2 (276/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 40160 |
| Geocode | 4022 |
Khok Pho Chai (Thai: โคกโพธิ์ไชย, pronounced [kʰôːk pʰōː tɕʰāj]; Northeastern Thai: โคกโพธิ์ไชย, pronounced [kʰôːk pʰo᷇ː sa᷇j]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.
History
[edit]The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 30 April 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri, Chonnabot, and Waeng Yai of Khon Kaen Province; Khon Sawan and Kaeng Khro of Chaiyaphum province.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into four subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 40 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Khok covers parts of tambon Ban Khok. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ban Khok | บ้านโคก | 11 | 7,141 | |
| 2. | Pho Chai | โพธิ์ไชย | 10 | 7,404 | |
| 3. | Sap Sombun | ซับสมบูรณ์ | 11 | 6,401 | |
| 4. | Na Phaeng | นาแพง | 8 | 4,537 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอมัญจาคีรี จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกโพธิ์ไชย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (42 ง): 22. May 26, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
- ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ 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
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20070929060754/http://www.khokphochaidoc.com/ Website of district (Thai)
- amphoe.com
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