Chom Phra district

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District in Surin, Thailand

Chom Phra

จอมพระ

District

District location in Surin province

Coordinates: 15°7′3″N 103°36′41″E﻿ / ﻿15.11750°N 103.61139°E﻿ / 15.11750; 103.61139
Country| Thailand
Province| Surin
Area

• Total

| 314.0 km2 (121.2 sq mi)
Population

(2005)

• Total

| 60,568
• Density| 192.9/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code| 32180
Geocode| 3204

Chom Phra (Thai: จอมพระ, pronounced [t͡ɕɔ̄ːm pʰráʔ]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

## Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Tha Tum, Sanom, Sikhoraphum, Khwao Sinarin and Mueang Surin of Surin Province; and Satuek of Buriram province.

## History

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The minor district (king amphoe) Chom Phra was established in 1959, when it was split off from Tha Tum district. On 27 July 1965 it was upgraded to a full district.

## Administration

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The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 105 villages (mubans). Chom Phra is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Chom Phra. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.  | Name  | Thai name  | Villages  | Pop.

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1. | Chom Phra | จอมพระ | 15 | 10,471 |
2. | Mueang Ling | เมืองลีง | 18 | 10,729 |
3. | Krahat | กระหาด | 9 | 3,979 |
4. | Bu Kraeng | บุแกรง | 15 | 7,912 |
5. | Nong Sanit | หนองสนิท | 10 | 6,918 |
6. | Ban Phue | บ้านผือ | 11 | 5,599 |
7. | Lum Rawi | ลุ่มระวี | 10 | 4,841 |
8. | Chum Saeng | ชุมแสง | 7 | 4,978 |
9. | Pen Suk | เป็นสุข | 10 | 5,141 |

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Districts of  Surin

* Mueang Surin
* Chumphon Buri
* Tha Tum
* Chom Phra
* Prasat
* Kap Choeng
* Rattanaburi
* Sanom
* Sikhoraphum
* Sangkha
* Lamduan
* Samrong Thap
* Buachet
* Phanom Dong Rak
* Si Narong
* Khwao Sinarin
* Non Narai

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