Si Mahosot ศรีมโหสถ |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Prachinburi Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Prachinburi |
Seat | Khok Pip |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 130.830 km2 (50.5 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 18,137 |
• Density | 138.6/km2 (359/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 25190 |
Geocode | 2509 |
Si Mahosot (Thai: ศรีมโหสถ) is a district (Amphoe) of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. It may also be spelled Sri Mahosot.
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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Sang, Mueang Prachinburi and Si Maha Phot of Prachinburi Province and Phanom Sarakham of Chachoengsao Province.
The minor district (King Amphoe) Khok Pip was established on February 15 1970, when the three tambon Khok Pip, Khu Lam Phan and Phai Cha Lueat were split off from Si Maha Phot district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on April 13 1977,[2] and renamed to Si Mahosot on June 3 1993.[3]
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 24 villages (muban). Khok Pip is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khok Pip. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Khok Pip | โคกปีบ | 9 | 9,090 | |
2. | Khok Thai | โคกไทย | 7 | 6,000 | |
3. | Khu Lam Phan | คู้ลำพัน | 4 | 1,193 | |
4. | Phai Cha Lueat | ไผ่ชะเลือด | 4 | 1,854 |
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