Amphoe Khlong Khlung
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Province: | Kamphaeng Phet |
District office: | Khlong Khlung |
Area: | 1,185.4 km² |
Inhabitants: | 74,812 (2005) |
Pop. density: | 63.1 inh./km² |
Geocode: | 6205 |
Postal code: | 62120 |
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Khlong Khlung (Thai: คลองขลุง) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Sai Thong Watthana, Bueng Samakkhi, Khanu Woralaksaburi, Pang Sila Thong and Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province.
[edit] History
The district Khanu was renamed to Khlong Khlung in 1939.[1]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Khlong Khlung, Tha Makhuea and Tha Phutsa each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Khlong Khlung | คลองขลุง | 13 | 13,503 | |
2. | Tha Makhuea | ท่ามะเขือ | 9 | 8,551 | |
4. | Tha Phutsa | ท่าพุทรา | 7 | 4,950 | |
5. | Mae Lat | แม่ลาด | 6 | 4,015 | |
6. | Wang Yang | วังยาง | 9 | 5,999 | |
7. | Wang Khaem | วังแขม | 15 | 10,296 | |
8. | Hua Thanon | หัวถนน | 9 | 5,181 | |
9. | Wang Sai | วังไทร | 14 | 10,957 | |
13. | Wang Bua | วังบัว | 10 | 7,158 | |
16. | Khlong Sombun | คลองสมบูรณ์ | 9 | 4,202 |
Missing numbers are tambon which now form the districts Sai Thong Watthana and Pang Sila Thong.
[edit] References
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai) (April 17 1939). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364.
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