Amphoe Khlong Thom

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Khlong Thom
คลองท่อม
Statistics
Province: Krabi
District office: 7°57′12″N, 99°8′42″E
Area: 1,042.531 km²
Inhabitants: 66,800 (2005)
Pop. density: 61.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 8104
Postal code: 81120
Map
Map of Krabi, Thailand highlighting Khlong Thom

Khlong Thom (Thai: คลองท่อม) is a district (Amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom and Lam Thap of Krabi Province, and Wang Wiset and Sikao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Khlong Thom Tai and Khlong Phon, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. Each tambon has a Tambon administrative organization (TAO), responsible for the area not belonging to any of the townships.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.     
1. Khlong Thom Tai คลองท่อมใต้ 9 11,069
2. Khlong Thom Nuea คลองท่อมเหนือ 8 5,590
3. Khlong Phon คลองพน 13 17,413
4. Sai Khao ทรายขาว 7 9,621
5. Huai Nam Khao ห้วยน้ำขาว 9 8,194
6. Phru Din Na พรุดินนา 10 9,457
7. Phela เพหลา 9 5,456
 Map of Tambon
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