Chat Trakan District
Chat Trakan āļāļēāļāļīāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢ | |
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Amphoe | |
Amphoe location in Phitsanulok Province | |
Coordinates: 17°16âē36âģN 100°35âē57âģEïŧŋ / ïŧŋ17.27667°N 100.59917°ECoordinates: 17°16âē36âģN 100°35âē57âģEïŧŋ / ïŧŋ17.27667°N 100.59917°E | |
Country | Thailand |
Province | Phitsanulok |
Seat | Pa Daeng |
Area | |
âĒ Total | 1,586.2 km2 (612.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
âĒ Total | 38,646 |
âĒ Density | 24.4/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 65170 |
Geocode | 6503 |
Chat Trakan (Thai: āļāļēāļāļīāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢ) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.
History
Mueang Chat Trakan was an ancient city in the same age as Mueang Nakhon Thai. Originally part of Nakhon Thai district, it was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on May 1, 1969,consisting of the two tambon Chat Trakan and Pa Daeng.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on April 1, 1974.[2] It was a scene of conflict in the ThaiâLaotian Border War (December 1987 â February 1988.)
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Haeo of Loei Province, Nakhon Thai, Wang Thong, Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thong Saen Khan and Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province. And to the east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.
Chat Trakan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through Chat Trakan, as well as the lesser Kap (Thai: āļĨāļģāļāđāļģāļāļąāļ), Phak (Thai: āļĨāļģāļāđāļģāļ āļēāļ) and Kleung (Thai: āļĨāļģāļāđāļģāļāļĨāļķāļ) Rivers.
The Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is located in Chat Trakan district. The northeastern part of the district is located in the southernmost prolongation of the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.[3]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Pa Daeng covers parts of tambon Pa Daeng and Tha Sakae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Pa Daeng | āļāđāļēāđāļāļ | 12 | 7,774 | |
2. | Chat Trakan | āļāļēāļāļīāļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢ | 9 | 4,608 | |
3. | Suan Miang | āļŠāļ§āļāđāļĄāļĩāđāļĒāļ | 10 | 5,559 | |
4. | Ban Dong | āļāđāļēāļāļāļ | 10 | 7,809 | |
5. | Bo Phak | āļāđāļāļ āļēāļ | 16 | 7,751 | |
6. | Tha Sakae | āļāđāļēāļŠāļ°āđāļ | 15 | 5,145 |
Temples
There are 36 active Buddhist temples in Amphoe Chat Trakan.[4]
References
- â āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļāļĢāļ°āļāļĢāļ§āļāļĄāļŦāļēāļāđāļāļĒ āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ āđāļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāļąāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļīāđāļāļāļģāđāļ āļ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 86 (42 āļ): 1696. May 13, 1969.
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