Amphoe Kosamphi Nakhon

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Kosamphi Nakhon
โกสัมพีนคร
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Province: Kamphaeng Phet
District office: Kosamphi
16°37′54″N, 99°20′54″E
Area: 476.167 km²
Inhabitants: 28,347 (2005)
Pop. density: 59.5 inh./km²
Geocode: 6211
Postal code: 62170
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Map of Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand highlighting Kosamphi Nakhon

Kosamphi Nakhon (Thai: โกสัมพีนคร) is a district (Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.

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[edit] History

In Sukhothai Kingdom era, Mueang Kosamphi was a satellite city of the frontier city Mueang Chakangrao (Kamphaeng Phet), at same level as Mueang Nakhon Chum, Trai Trueng, Phan and Phangkha. Archaeological evidence of the ancient city was found in Ban Khlong Mueang, Tambon Kosamphi.

The minor district was separated from Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district and created on July 15, 1996[1].

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts[2]. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official [3].

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Phran Kratai, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet of Kamphaeng Phet Province and Wang Chao and Mueang Tak of Tak Province.

The water resource are the Ping and Wang Chao River.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Kosamphi โกสัมพี 25 17,627
2. Phet Chomphu เพชรชมภู 9 5,437
3. Lan Dokmai Tok ลานดอกไม้ตก 9 5,283

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกำแพงเพชร จังหวัดกำแพงเพชร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโกสัมพีนคร" (in Thai) (June 26 1996). Royal Gazette 113 (Special 18 ง): 20. 
  2. ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550", Manager Online. (Thai) 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai) (August 24 2007). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 

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