Chulabhorn District

Chulabhorn จุฬาภรณ์
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°4′30″N 99°52′12″E / 8.07500°N 99.87000°E / 8.07500; 99.87000Coordinates: 8°4′30″N 99°52′12″E / 8.07500°N 99.87000°E / 8.07500; 99.87000
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat	Sam Tambon
Area
• Total	192.505 km2 (74.327 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	30,668
• Density	159.3/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	80130
Geocode	8019

Chulabhorn (Thai: จุฬาภรณ์) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

The district is named in honor of HRH Princess Chulabhorn, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at her 36th birthday.

History

The district was created on March 7, 1994 by merging the two tambon Ban Khuan Mut and Ban Cha-uat of Cha-uat district and the four tambon Khuan Nong Khwa, Thung Pho, Na Mo Bun and Sam Tambon of Ron Phibun district.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ron Phibun, Cha-uat and Thung Song.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.      1. Ban Khuan Mut บ้านควนมุด 2 1,575 2. Ban Cha-uat บ้านชะอวด 4 2,735 3. Khuan Nong Khwa ควนหนองคว้า 3 3,254 4. Thung Pho ทุ่งโพธิ์ 8 9,811 5. Na Mo Bun นาหมอบุญ 5 6,549 6. Sam Tambon สามตำบล 5 6,744

References

1. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอจุฬาภรณ์ จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 111 (4 ก): 24–25. February 4, 1994. 

External links

• amphoe.com