Bueng Samakkhi District

Bueng Samakkhi บึงสามัคคี
Amphoe
Shopping street in Bueng Samakkhi
Amphoe location in Kamphaeng Phet Province
Coordinates: 16°11′18″N 99°58′39″E / 16.18833°N 99.97750°E / 16.18833; 99.97750Coordinates: 16°11′18″N 99°58′39″E / 16.18833°N 99.97750°E / 16.18833; 99.97750
Country	Thailand
Province	Kamphaeng Phet
Seat	Wang Cha-on
Area
• Total	377.186 km2 (145.632 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	26,663
• Density	70.7/km2 (183/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	62210
Geocode	6210

Bueng Samakkhi (Thai: บึงสามัคคี) is a district (Amphoe) in the eastern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, central Thailand.

History

Tambon Rahan, Wang Cha-on and Bueng Samakkhi were separated from Khanu Woralaksaburi district to form the minor district (King Amphoe) Bueng Samakkhi on April 30, 1994 .^[1] The government selected the name Bueng Samakkhi to commemorate the unity of the people in the district.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.^[2] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official .^[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Khanu Woralaksaburi, Khlong Khlung, Sai Thong Watthana of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Sam Ngam, Pho Prathap Chang and Bueng Na Rang of Phichit Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) area, and further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอขาณุวรลักษบุรี จังหวัดกำแพงเพชร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอบึงสามัคคี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (42 ง): 25. May 26, 1994. 
2. ↑ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. 
3. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. 

External links

• amphoe.com