Amphoe Hankha

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Hankha
หันคา
Statistics
Province:	Chainat
District office:	Hankha 14°58′52″N, 100°0′53″E
Area:	529.33 km²
Inhabitants:	56,394 (2005)
Pop. density:	106.5 inh./km²
Geocode:	1806
Postal code:	17130
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Hankha (Thai: หันคา) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao (เดิมบางเก่า), it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang district.^[1] In 1927 the district office was moved to Hankha market, and in 1939 the district name was changed accordingly to Hankha.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Mamong, Wat Sing, Mueang Chainat and Sankhaburi of Chainat Province, Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province, Noen Kham of Chainat Province again and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province.

The important water resource is the Tha Chin River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Hankha and Sam Ngam Tha Bot each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Hankha	หันคา	11	9,793
2.	Ban Chian	บ้านเชี่ยน	12	9,268
5.	Phrai Nok Yung	ไพรนกยูง	13	4,845
6.	Nong Saeng	หนองแซง	20	7,654
7.	Huai Ngu	ห้วยงู	11	6,186
8.	Wang Kai Thuean	วังไก่เถื่อน	11	7,995
9.	Den Yai	เด่นใหญ่	11	5,204
11.	Sam Ngam Tha Bot	สามง่ามท่าโบสถ์	10	5,449