Khong Chai District

Khong Chai
ฆ้องชัย
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Kalasin Province
Coordinates: 16°15′42″N 103°27′30″E / 16.26167°N 103.45833°E / 16.26167; 103.45833Coordinates: 16°15′42″N 103°27′30″E / 16.26167°N 103.45833°E / 16.26167; 103.45833
Country  Thailand
Province Kalasin
Seat Khong Chai Phatthana
Area
  Total 128.3 km2 (49.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
  Total 27,098
  Density 211.2/km2 (547/sq mi)
Time zone ICT (UTC+7)
Postal code 46130
Geocode 4618

Khong Chai (Thai: ฆ้องชัย) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Talat, Mueang Kalasin, Kamalasai of Kalasin Province, Changhan of Roi Et Province, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham Province.

History

Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang (Thai: เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง) is the site of a prehistoric community surrounded by earthen mounds about 5 kilometres long. Evidence of its civilization are religious ruins in and around it, and a large concentration of boundary stones called bai sema or sema hin (ใบเสมา, เสมาหิน.)[1]

The minor district (king amphoe) was split off from Kamalasai district on 1 July 1997.[2]

Following a decision of the Thai government on 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[3] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[4]

Administration

The district is subdivided into five subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Khong Chai Phatthanaฆ้องชัยพัฒนา116,658
2.Lao Klangเหล่ากลาง84,541
3.Khok Sa-atโคกสะอาด127,531
4.Non Sila Loengโนนศิลาเลิง94,556
5.Lam Chiลำชี83,812

References

  1. Phetsanghan, Phairot (2009). "Sema Hin Isan, the Origin of the Temple Boundary Stones in Northeast Thailand". The Social Sciences. 4 (2): 186–190. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 31 Jul 2013. ...Field research was conducted primarily at the ancient community of Muang Fah Daed Sohn [sic] Yang where 432 Sema Hin stones have been identified and registered with the Department of Fine Arts
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกมลาไสย จังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอฆ้องชัย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 114 (Special 51 ง): 4. 25 Jun 1997.
  3. แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  4. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 Aug 2007.


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