Amphoe Ko Kha

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Ko Kha
เกาะคา
Statistics
Province:	Lampang
District office:	Tha Pha 18°11′30″N, 99°23′44″E
Area:	551.2 km²
Inhabitants:	63,870 (2005)
Pop. density:	115.9 inh./km²
Geocode:	5203
Postal code:	52130
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Ko Kha (Thai: เกาะคา) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae Tha of Lampang Province.

[edit] History

In 1917 the district was renamed from Sop Yao (สบยาว) to Ko Kha.^[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (muban). Ko Kha is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Ko Kha, Sala and Tha Pha. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Lampang Luang	ลำปางหลวง	12	9,965
2.	Na Kaeo	นาแก้ว	8	10,092
3.	Lai Hin	ไหล่หิน	6	5,657
4.	Wang Phrao	วังพร้าว	7	7,242
5.	Sala	ศาลา	7	8,732
6.	Ko Kha	เกาะคา	8	4,352
7.	Na Saeng	นาแส่ง	7	4,999
8.	Tha Pha	ท่าผา	9	7,423
9.	Mai Phatthana	ใหม่พัฒนา	9	5,408