Hot District

Hot ฮอด
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chiang Mai Province
Coordinates: 18°11′34″N 98°36′40″E / 18.19278°N 98.61111°ECoordinates: 18°11′34″N 98°36′40″E / 18.19278°N 98.61111°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chiang Mai
Area
• Total	1,430.38 km^2 (552.27 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	48,287
• Density	33.8/km^2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code	50240
Geocode	5016

Hot (Thai: ฮอด) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mae Chaem, Chom Thong of Chiang Mai Province, Ban Hong, Li of Lamphun Province, Doi Tao, Omkoi of Chiang Mai Province again,, Sop Moei and Mae Sariang of Mae Hong Son Province.

The canyon of Op Luang National Park is in Hot District.

History

In 1905 the district Muet Ka was abolished and split into the district Mueang Hot and the minor district Mueang Hot.^[1] In 1917 the district was renamed to Hot.^[2]

Administration

The district is subdivided into six subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 60 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Tha Kham and Hang Dong, both covering parts of tambon Hang Don. There are further six Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Hang Dong	หางดง	13	15,303
2.	Hot	ฮอด	5	3,307
3.	Ban Tan	บ้านตาล	10	5,242
4.	Bo Luang	บ่อหลวง	12	11,958
5.	Bo Sali	บ่อสลี	10	7,926
6.	Na Kho Ruea	นาคอเรือ	10	4,551

Gallery

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  Pine forests along road 108 near the intersection to Omkoi

References

1. แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย [ยกเลิกแขวงมืดกา ตั้งแขวงเมืองธอดและกิ่งแขวงเมืองฮอดขึ้น] (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 22 (28): 607. 1905-10-08.
2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)