Chok Chai is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

, northeastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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History

The district was originally named Kra Thok (กระโทก). Due to the old name was not smooth, the government renamed to be Chok Chai (meaning victory in English) in 1945. The name was chosen to commemorate the victory of King Taksin

Taksin

Taksin ; was the only King of the Thonburi Kingdom...

 the Great over the war lord of Phimai

Phimai

Phimai is a township in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province in the northeast of Thailand. The town is located at . As of 2005 the town has a population of 9,768...

 after the fall of Ayutthaya

Ayutthaya kingdom

Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is City of Nakhon Ratchasima.-Introduction:...

 Chaloem Phra Kiat

Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Chaloem Phra Kiat is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Five tambon were separated from Chakkarat district to create the new district on December 5, 1996...

, Nong Bun Mak, Khon Buri

Amphoe Khon Buri

Khon Buri is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khon Buri in Thai language means the origin of the river, which refers to one of tributaries of the Mun river passing through. In the past it was called Ban Khon Buri...

 and Pak Thong Chai

Amphoe Pak Thong Chai

Pak Thong Chai is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was an important city since the Khmer era, controlled by Mueang Phimai. In the reign of King U Thong of Ayutthaya it was named Mueang Pak...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are three subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) within the district - Chok Chai covering parts of the tambon Chok Chai and Krathok,
Dan Kwian covering parts of tambon Dan Kwian and Tha Ang and Tha Yiam covering the whole tambon Tha Yiam.

No.	Name	Thai	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Krathok	กระโทก	7,672
2.	Phlapphla	พลับพลา	8,259
3.	Tha Ang	ท่าอ่าง	7,334
4.	Thung Arun	ทุ่งอรุณ	7,828
5.	Tha Lat Khao	ท่าลาดขาว	4,016
6.	Tha Chalung	ท่าจะหลุง	4,953
7.	Tha Yiam	ท่าเยี่ยม	10,294
8.	Chok Chai	โชคชัย	13,250
9.	Lalom Mai Phatthana	ละลมใหม่พัฒนา	6,354
10.	Dan Kwian	ด่านเกวียน	8,489

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)