Amphoe Klaeng

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Klaeng
แกลง
Statistics
Province:	Rayong
District office:	12°46′42″N, 101°39′12″E
Area:	788.463 km²
Inhabitants:	125,695 (2005)
Pop. density:	159.4 inh./km²
Geocode:	2103
Postal code:	21110
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Klaeng (Thai: แกลง) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.

[edit] History

In the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), Mueang Klaeng was the 4th class city under Monthon Chanthaburi. The old Mueang office was located in Ban Laem Mueang, Tambon Paknam Prasae. In 1897 the office was moved to Ban Pho Thong, at the northern side of Wat Pho Thong. In 1908 Mueang Klaeng was downgraded to a district of Rayong Province.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Mueang Rayong, Wang Chan, Khao Chamao, Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am of Chanthaburi Province. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 15 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 145 villages (muban). Klaeng is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers parts of the tambon Thang Kwian and Wang Wa. There are further 4 townships (thesaban tambon) - Kong Din covers parts of tambon Kong Din, Thung Khwai Kin parts of tambon Thung Khwai Kin and Khlong Pun, Pak Nam Prasae parts of tambon Pak Nam Krasae, and Sunthorn Phu the whole tambon Kram and Chak Phong. There are also 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Thang Kwian	ทางเกวียน	10	22331
2.	Wang Wa	วังหว้า	13	9878
3.	Chak Don	ชากโดน	8	4,871
4.	Noen Kho	เนินฆ้อ	9	4,532
5.	Kram	กร่ำ	6	5,674
6.	Chak Phong	ชากพง	7	8,988
7.	Krasae Bon	กระแสบน	14	6,987
8.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	13	8,261
9.	Thung Khwai Kin	ทุ่งควายกิน	13	14864
10.	Kong Din	กองดิน	11	10604
11.	Khlong Pun	คลองปูน	9	5871
12.	Phang Rat	พังราด	8	6,172
13.	Pak Nam Krasae	ปากน้ำกระแส	8	7142
17.	Huai Yang	ห้วยยาง	9	3,747
18.	Song Salueng	สองสลึง	8	5,773