Amphoe Phra Thong Kham

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Phra Thong Kham
พระทองคำ
Statistics
Province:	Nakhon Ratchasima
District office:	15°18′24″N, 101°58′54″E
Area:	359.5 km²
Inhabitants:	44,232 (2000)
Pop. density:	123.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	3028
Postal code:	30220
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Phra Thong Kham (Thai: พระทองคำ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Etymology
3 Geography
4 Administration
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Tambon Sa Phra, Thap Rang, Phang Thiam, Nong Hoi and Map Krat were separared from Non Thai district to create the Phra Thong Kham minor district on July 15th, 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] Etymology

Phra Thong Kham in Thai language means Golden Lord Buddha image. The name Phra Thong Kham has two origins

The center of the minor district was located in Ban Pa Kham, Tambon Sa Phra. The people selected the last words from the location name and add Thong as a middle word for good meaning.
Phraya Palat Thong Kham was the husband of Thao Suranaree, the heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chatturat and Noen Sa-nga of Chaiyaphum Province, Khong, Kham Sakaesaeng, Non Thai and Dan Khun Thot of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon). The township (thesaban tambon) Phra Thong Kham covers parts of the tambon Sa Phra.

1.	Sa Phra	สระพระ
2.	Map Krat	มาบกราด
3.	Phang Thiam	พังเทียม
4.	Thap Rang	ทัพรั้ง
5.	Nong Hoi	หนองหอย