Amphoe Khao Kho

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Khao Kho
เขาค้อ
Statistics
Province:	Phetchabun
District office:	Khao Kho 16°38′0″N, 100°59′54″E
Area:	1,333.0 km²
Inhabitants:	32,932 (2005)
Pop. density:	24.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	6711
Postal code:	67270
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Khao Kho (Thai: เขาค้อ) is a district (Amphoe) of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.

1 Etymology
2 History
3 Geography
4 Administration
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Etymology

The name of the district comes from the a kind of palm tree name Kho (Livistona speciosa), that is found a lot in the area. Thus the full name of the district means "Palm tree hills".

[edit] History

Between 1965-1984, this mountainous area was the battle field of the Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army. It was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on August 21st, 1984, by splitting the two tambon Thung Samo and Khaem Son from Lom Sak district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 19 1991.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Khao Kho in the rain, view from highway no.12

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lom Kao, Lom Sak and Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province, Noen Maprang, Wang Thong and Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok Province, and Dan Sai of Loei Province. The Phetchabun Mountains are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (muban). There are no municipal areas (thesaban) within the district, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Thung Samo	ทุ่งสมอ	11	4,013
2.	Khaem Son	แคมป์สน	14	5,284
3.	Khao Kho	เขาค้อ	14	6,467
4.	Rim Si Muang	ริมสีม่วง	6	1,293
5.	Sado Phong	สะเดาะพง	5	1,432
6.	Nong Mae Na	หนองแม่นา	10	2,594
7.	Khek Noi	เข็กน้อย	12	11,849