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Khiri Rat Nikhom district

FieldValue
official_nameKhiri Rat Nikhom
native_nameคีรีรัฐนิคม
native_name_langth
settlement_typeDistrict
image_mapAmphoe 8408.svg
map_captionDistrict location in Surat Thani province
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameThailand
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Surat Thani
subdivision_type2Seat
subdivision_name2Tha Khanon
subdivision_type3Subdistrict
subdivision_type4Muban
established_titleDistrict established
population_total39,957
population_as_of2005
population_density_km2
area_total_km2
blank_name_sec1Postal code
blank_info_sec184180
blank_name_sec2Geocode
blank_info_sec28408
timezoneICT
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coordinates

Khiri Rat Nikhom (, ) is a district (amphoe) in western Surat Thani province, southern Thailand.

Geography

The western part of the district is in the hills of the Phuket mountain range, while to the east the terrain is mostly flat. The main rivers are the Phum Duang and Yan Rivers.

A portion of the Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary occupies the district.

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise): Vibhavadi, Phunphin district, Khian Sa, Phanom, and Ban Ta Khun.

History

The town was first mentioned during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), when it was a minor mueang under Takua Pa and part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom. During the thesaphiban administrative reforms in the 1890s it became a district in Chaiya Province, present day Surat Thani.

In 1917 the district was renamed Tha Khanon (ท่าขนอน), as the district office was in that area. On 12 April 1961 the name was changed back to its historical name.

Transport

Khiri Rat Nikhom is the endpoint of a branch of the southern railway, originally planned to run to Phuket, but construction was halted in 1956.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 84 villages (mubans). Tha Khanon has sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of tambon Tha Khanon. Each of the eight tambons is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Tha Khanonท่าขนอน157,308
2.Ban Yangบ้านยาง113,717
3.Nam Hakน้ำหัก103,930
6.Kapaoกะเปา103,498
7.Tha Kradanท่ากระดาน93,027
8.Yan Yaoย่านยาว104,402
9.Tham Singkhonถ้ำสิงขร104,415
10.Ban Thamniapบ้านทำเนียบ99,660

|| [[Image:Tambon 8408.png|180px|right|Map of subdistricts]] |} The missing numbers 4 and 5 are tambons which were split off to form Vibhavadi District.

References

References

  1. Royal Gazette. link. (29 Apr 1917)
  2. Royal Gazette. link. (11 Apr 1961)
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