Khok Pho Chai District

Khok Pho Chai โคกโพธิ์ไชย
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Khon Kaen Province
Coordinates: 16°5′1″N 102°23′56″E / 16.08361°N 102.39889°ECoordinates: 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 km^2 (92.210 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	25,483
• Density	106.7/km^2 (276/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	40160
Geocode	4022

Khok Pho Chai (Thai: โคกโพธิ์ไชย, pronounced [kʰôːk pʰōː t͡ɕʰāj]) is a district (Amphoe) of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on April 30, 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district.^[1]

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official.^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mancha Khiri, Chonnabot and Waeng Yai of Khon Kaen Province, and Khon Sawan and Kaeng Khro of Chaiyaphum Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 40 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Khok covers parts of the tambon Ban Khok. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
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

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอมัญจาคีรี จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกโพธิ์ไชย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 111 (42 ง): 22. May 26, 1994.
2. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.

External links

• http://www.khokphochaidoc.com Website of district (Thai)
• amphoe.com