Pak Thong Chai District

Pak Thong Chai
ปักธงชัย
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
Seat Mueang Pak
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 1,374.3 km2 (530.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 115,244
 • Density 83.9/km2 (217.3/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30150
Geocode 3014

Pak Thong Chai (Thai: ปักธงชัย) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

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History

The area was an important city since the Khmer era, controlled by Mueang Phimai. In the reign of King U Thong of Ayutthaya it was named Mueang Pak. When King Narai the Great built Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya, Mueang Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called Dan Chapo (ด่านจะโปะ). King Taksin the Great changed the name of the city to be Pak Thong Chai and arranged this area for Lao people from Vientiane kingdom. He promoted Phia Upparacha of Vientiane to be Phraya Wongsa Akkharat (พระยาวงษาอรรคราช), the governor of Pak Thong Chai.

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) changed the city status to a district (amphoe) in 1908 as part of the thesaphiban administrative reforms.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sung Noen, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Chok Chai, Khon Buri and Wang Nam Khiao.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 215 villages (muban). There are six subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Mueang Pak covering part of tambon Mueang Pak and Thong Chai Nuea, Pak Thong Chai further part of tambon Pak Thong Chai and Takhop covering part of tambon Takhop, Nok Ok, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Pla Thong, and Nok Ok, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Pla Thong each cover further parts of the same-named tambon.

No. Name Thai Inh.
1. Mueang Pak เมืองปัก 18,515
2. Takhu ตะคุ 12,224
3. Khok Thai โคกไทย 4,577
4. Samrong สำโรง 3,445
5. Takhop ตะขบ 14,214
6. Nok Ok นกออก 6,083
7. Don ดอน 4,279
9. Tum ตูม 5,476
10. Ngio งิ้ว 6,514
11. Sakae Rat สะแกราช 8,787
12. Lam Nang Kaeo ลำนางแก้ว 5,020
16. Phu Luang ภูหลวง 5,384
17. Thong Chai Nuea ธงชัยเหนือ 8,362
18. Suk Kasem สุขเกษม 4,732
19. Kasem Sap เกษมทรัพย์ 3,535
20. Bo Pla Thong บ่อปลาทอง 4,097

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Wang Nam Khiao district.

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