Amphoe Pak Thong Chai
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| Province: | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Area: | 1,374.3 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 117,999 (2000) |
| Pop. density: | 85.9 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 3014 |
| Postal code: | 30150 |
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Pak Thong Chai (Thai: ปักธงชัย) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.
[edit] History
The area was an important city since the Khmer era, controlled by Mueang Phimai. In the reign of King U Thong of Ayutthaya it was named Mueang Pak. When King Narai the Great built Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya, Mueang Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called Dan Chapo (ด่านจะโปะ). King Taksin the Great changed the name of the city to be Pak Thong Chai and arranged this area for Lao people from Vientiane kingdom. He promoted Phia Upparacha of Vientiane to be Phraya Wongsa Akkharat (พระยาวงษาอรรคราช), the governor of Pak Thong Chai.
King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) changed the city status to a district (Amphoe) in 1908 as part of the thesaphiban administrattive reforms.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sung Noen, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Chok Chai, Khon Buri and Wang Nam Khiao.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 16 communes (tambon). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Mueang Pak covering part of tambon Mueang Pak and Thongchai Nuea, and Takhop covering part of tambon Takhop, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Plathong.
| 1. | Mueang Pak | เมืองปัก | |
| 2. | Ta Khu | ตะคุ | |
| 3. | Khok Thai | โคกไทย | |
| 4. | Samrong | สำโรง | |
| 5. | Takhop | ตะขบ | |
| 6. | Nok Ok | นกออก | |
| 7. | Don | ดอน | |
| 9. | Tum | ตูม | |
| 10. | Ngio | งิ้ว | |
| 11. | Sakae Rat | สะแกราช | |
| 12. | Lam Nang Kaeo | ลำนางแก้ว | |
| 16. | Phu Luang | ภูหลวง | |
| 17. | Thongchai Nuea | ธงชัยเหนือ | |
| 18. | Suk Kasem | สุขเกษม | |
| 19. | Kasem Sap | เกษมทรัพย์ | |
| 20. | Bo Plathong | บ่อปลาทอง |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Wang Nam Khiao district.
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| Amphoe of Nakhon Ratchasima |  |
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| Amphoe: |
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima - Khon Buri - Soeng Sang - Khong - Ban Lueam - Chakkarat - Chok Chai - Dan Khun Thot - Non Thai - Non Sung - Kham Sakaesaeng - Bua Yai - Prathai - Pak Thong Chai - Phimai - Huai Thalaeng - Chum Phuang - Sung Noen - Kham Thale So - Sikhio - Pak Chong - Nong Bun Mak - Kaeng Sanam Nang - Non Daeng - Wang Nam Khiao - Chaloem Phra Kiat |
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| King Amphoe: |
Thepharak - Mueang Yang - Phra Thong Kham - Lam Thamenchai - Bua Lai - Sida |
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