Amphoe Nikhom Phatthana

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Nikhom Phatthana
นิคมพัฒนา
Statistics
Province:	Rayong
District office:	Nikhom Phatthana 12°49′53″N, 101°12′29″E
Area:	237.5 km²
Inhabitants:	32,482 (2005)
Pop. density:	136.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	2108
Postal code:	21180
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Nikhom Phatthana (Thai: นิคมพัฒนา) is a district (Amphoe) of Rayong Province, eastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was established on July 15 1996 by splitting four tambon from Ban Khai district^[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 north clockwise) Pluak Daeng, Ban Khai, Mueang Rayong and Ban Chang of Rayong Province, and Bang Lamung of Chonburi Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 30 villages (muban). Map Kha is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Nikhon Phatthana and Map Kha. Also the town Map Ta Phut, centered in Mueang Rayong district, covers parts of tambon Map Kha as well. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) responsible for the non-municipal areas.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Nikhom Phatthana	นิคมพัฒนา	7	10,583
2.	Map Kha	มาบข่า	8	7,973
3.	Phana Nikhom	พนานิคม	8	6,085
4.	Makham Khu	มะขามคู่	7	7,841