Noen Kham District

Noen Kham เนินขาม
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chainat Province
Coordinates: 14°57′44″N 99°54′42″E / 14.96222°N 99.91167°ECoordinates: 14°57′44″N 99°54′42″E / 14.96222°N 99.91167°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chainat
Seat	Noen Kham
Amphoe established	1997
Area
• Total	270.0 km^2 (104.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	17,371
• Density	64.6/km^2 (167/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	17130
Geocode	1808

Noen Kham (Thai: เนินขาม) is the southwesternmost district (Amphoe) of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

History

The two tambon Noen Kham and Kabok Tia of Hankha district were separated and created the new minor district (King Amphoe) on July 1, 1997.^[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) Hankha of Chainat Province, Doem Bang Nang Buat, Dan Chang of Suphanburi Province and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.[4]
1.	Noen Kham	เนินขาม	19	6,355
2.	Kabok Tia	กะบกเตี้ย	15	5,523
3.	Suk Duean Ha	สุขเดือนห้า	14	5,493

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอหันคา จังหวัดชัยนาท ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเนินขาม (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 114 (Special 51 ง): 7. June 25, 1997.
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.
4. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration.

External links

• amphoe.com