Pakham ปะคำ |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Buriram Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Buriram |
Seat | Pakham |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 296.029 km2 (114.3 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 43,446 |
• Density | 146.8/km2 (380.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 31220 |
Geocode | 3112 |
Pakham (Thai: ปะคำ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.
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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Non Suwan, Nang Rong, Lahan Sai, Non Din Daeng of Buriram Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on December 1 1978, when the three tambon Pakham, Thai Charoen and Nong Bua were split off from Lahan Sai district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on March 15 1985.[2]
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 74 villages (muban). Pakham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Pakham. There are also 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Pakham | ปะคำ | 9 | 6,782 | |
2. | Thai Charoen | ไทยเจริญ | 14 | 6,922 | |
3. | Nong Bua | หนองบัว | 11 | 5,914 | |
4. | Khok Mamuang | โคกมะม่วง | 21 | 13,165 | |
5. | Hu Thamnop | หูทำนบ | 19 | 10,663 |
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