Amphoe Khiri Rat Nikhom
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| Province: | Surat Thani |
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| Area: | 812.3 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 39,957 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 49.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 8408 |
| Postal code: | 84180 |
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Khiri Rat Nikhom (Thai: คีรีรัฐนิคม) is a district (Amphoe) in the west of Surat Thani Province of southern Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
The western part of the district is located within the hills of the Phuket mountain range, while to the east the terrain is mostly flat. The main rivers are the Phum Duang and Yan river.
Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Vibhavadi, Phunphin, Khian Sa, Phanom and Ban Ta Khun.
[edit] History
The town was first mentioned during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), when it was a minor mueang under Takua Pa and part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom. During the administrative reforms in the 1890s it became a district within the province Chaiya, the present day Surat Thani.
In 1915 the district was renamed to Tha Khanon, as the district office was located within that area. On April 12 1961 the name was changed back to the historical name.
[edit] Traffic
Khiri Rat Nikhom is the endpoint of a branch of the southern railway, originally scheduled to run till Phuket but construction was stopped in 1956.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 83 villages (muban). Tha Khanon has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of tambon Tha Khanon. Each of the 8 tambon is administrated by a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
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The missing numbers 4 and 5 belong to the tambon which were split off to form King Amphoe Vibhavadi.
| Amphoe of Surat Thani |  |
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Mueang Surat Thani - Kanchanadit - Don Sak - Ko Samui - Ko Pha Ngan - Chaiya - Tha Chana - Khiri Rat Nikhom - Ban Ta Khun - Phanom - Tha Chang - Ban Na San - Ban Na Doem - Khian Sa - Wiang Sa - Phrasaeng - Phunphin - Chai Buri |
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| King Amphoe: | Vibhavadi | ||
