Khlong Khlung district

Khlong Khlung คลองขลุง
District
District location in Kamphaeng Phet province
Coordinates: 16°13′0″N 99°43′12″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Kamphaeng Phet
Seat	Khlong Khlung
Area
• Total	1,185.4 km^2 (457.7 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	74,812
• Density	63.1/km^2 (163/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	62120
Geocode	6205

Khlong Khlung (Thai: คลองขลุง, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ kʰlǔŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Sai Thong Watthana, Bueng Samakkhi, Khanu Woralaksaburi, Pang Sila Thong and Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province.

History

The district Khanu was renamed Khlong Khlung in 1939.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons): Khlong Khlung, Tha Makhuea, and Tha Phutsa. Each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Khlong Khlung	คลองขลุง	13	13,503
2.	Tha Makhuea	ท่ามะเขือ	9	8,551
4.	Tha Phutsa	ท่าพุทรา	7	4,950
5.	Mae Lat	แม่ลาด	6	4,015
6.	Wang Yang	วังยาง	9	5,999
7.	Wang Khaem	วังแขม	15	10,296
8.	Hua Thanon	หัวถนน	9	5,181
9.	Wang Sai	วังไทร	14	10,957
13.	Wang Bua	วังบัว	10	7,158
16.	Khlong Sombun	คลองสมบูรณ์	9	4,202

Missing numbers are tambon which now form districts Sai Thong Watthana and Pang Sila Thong.

References

1. 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