Khlong Hat District

Khlong Hat
คลองหาด
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Sa Kaeo Province
Coordinates: 13°26′56″N 102°17′59″E / 13.44889°N 102.29972°E / 13.44889; 102.29972Coordinates: 13°26′56″N 102°17′59″E / 13.44889°N 102.29972°E / 13.44889; 102.29972
Country  Thailand
Province Sa Kaeo
Seat Khlong Hat
Area
  Total 417.082 km2 (161.036 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 35,360
  Density 84.8/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 27260
Geocode 2702

Khlong Hat (Thai: คลองหาด) is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.

History

The area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat (Thai: มะหาด) or Lakooch tree (Artocarpus lakoocha) along the canals (Khlong). When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Civil War migrated to the area of Khlong Hat. Then Thai government separated the four subdistricts Khlong Hat, Thai Udom, Sap Makrut and Sai Diao from Watthana Nakhon district and created a minor district (King Amphoe) for better administration effective January 15, 1985.[1] Mr. Luean Lueanrangsi was the first head of the minor district. It was upgrated to a full district on May 21, 1990.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province, Wang Sombun, Wang Nam Yen, Watthana Nakhon and Aranyaprathet of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province of Cambodia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Khlong Hatคลองหาด139,206
2.Thai Udomไทยอุดม94,295
3.Sap Makrutซับมะกรูด114,692
4.Sai Diaoไทรเดี่ยว93,871
5.Khlong Kai Thueanคลองไก่เถื่อน115,797
6.Benchakhonเบญจขร104,249
7.Sai Thongไทรทอง83,250

References

  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอวัฒนานคร จังหวัดปราจีนบุรี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอคลองหาด (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 102 (11 ง): 511. January 29, 1985.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอห้วยผึ้ง อำเภอวังวิเศษ อำเภอคลองหาด อำเภอป่าบอน อำเภอหนองหญ้าปล้อง อำเภอวังโป่ง อำเภอควนเนียง อำเภอหนองหญ้าไซ อำเภอบ้านนาเดิม อำเภอทุ่งฝน อำเภอสร้างคอม และอำเภอทองแสนขัน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 107 (83 ก special): 1–4. May 21, 1990.

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