Amphoe Dan Makham Tia
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| Province: | Kanchanaburi |
| Area: | 807.1 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 29,304 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 36.3 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 7111 |
| Postal code: | 71260 |
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Dan Makham Tia (Thai: ด่านมะขามเตี้ย) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.
[edit] History
The area of Dan Makham Tia was a village more than 200 years. It was a border village of Mueang Kanchanaburi to Burma.
In the area had a short Makham tree (Tamarindus indica), so people called the village Ban Nong Makham Tia. Later was changed to be Dan Makham Tia.
The district was created in the 1990s by splitting of three tambon of Mueang Kanchanaburi district.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang of Kanchanaburi Province, Chom Bueng and Suan Phueng of Ratchaburi Province.
The important water resource is the Khwae Noi and Phachi River.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon). Dan Makham Tia is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Dan Makham Tia.
| 1. | Dan Makham Tia | ด่านมะขามเตี้ย | |
| 2. | Klon Do | กลอนโด | |
| 3. | Chorakhe Phueak | จรเข้เผือก | |
| 4. | Nong Phai | หนองไผ่ |
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| Amphoe of Kanchanaburi |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Kanchanaburi - Sai Yok - Bo Phloi - Si Sawat - Tha Maka - Tha Muang - Thong Pha Phum - Sangkhla Buri - Phanom Thuan - Lao Khwan - Dan Makham Tia - Nong Prue - Huai Krachao | ||
