Kantharawichai district

Kantharawichai กันทรวิชัย
District
District location in Maha Sarakham province
Coordinates: 16°19′22″N 103°17′48″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Maha Sarakham
Seat	Khok Phra
Area
• Total	372.2 km^2 (143.7 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	80,250
• Density	215.6/km^2 (558/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	44150
Geocode	4404

Kantharawichai (Thai: กันทรวิชัย, pronounced [kān.tʰā.rá(ʔ).wí(ʔ).tɕʰāj]; Northeastern Thai: กันทรวิชัย, pronounced [kān.tʰā.là(ʔ).wì(ʔ).sa᷇j]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Maha Sarakham province, northeastern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai, and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province; Yang Talat and Khong Chai of Kalasin province.

History

The district dates back to the Mueang Kanthang (กันทาง), which was founded in 1785 under the name Khanthathirat (คันธาธิราช). In 1874 it was renamed Mueang Kantharawichai.

The mueang was converted to a district in 1900. In 1913 it was transferred from Kalasin to Maha Sarakham Province, and in 1915 the district office in Ban Khok Phra was opened. In 1917 the district was renamed Khok Phra accordingly,[1] but the historic name was restored in 1939.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 183 villages (mubans). Khok Phra is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khok Phra. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Subdistrict population

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Khok Phra	โคกพระ	15	9,381
2.	Khanthararat	คันธารราษฎร์	11	4,529
3.	Makha	มะค่า	15	5,391
4.	Tha Khon Yang	ท่าขอนยาง	15	7,775
5.	Na Si Nuan	นาสีนวน	27	10,135
6.	Kham Riang	ขามเรียง	23	12,496
7.	Khwao Yai	เขวาใหญ่	21	7,714
8.	Si Suk	ศรีสุข	24	10,088
9.	Kut Sai Cho	กุดใส้จ่อ	11	4,561
10.	Kham Thao Phatthana	ขามเฒ่าพัฒนา	21	8,180

References

1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. April 29, 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.

External links

• amphoe.com