Amphoe Khlong Lan
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Khlong Lan is the westernmost district (Amphoe
) of Kamphaeng Phet Province
, northern Thailand
.
, then named Tambon Pong Nam Ron. The tambon Khlong Lan and Pong Nam Ron were upgraded to a minor district (King Amphoe) on June 1 1977. It was officially upgraded to a full district on March 20, 1986.
, Khlong Khlung
, Pang Sila Thong
of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Umphang
, Phop Phra
and Wang Chao of Tak Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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...
) of Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Nakhon Sawan and Tak.- Etymology :...
, northern 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...
.
History
The area was originally part of Mueang Kamphaeng Phet districtAmphoe Mueang Kamphaeng Phet
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet is the capital district of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kosamphi Nakhon, Phran Kratai, Sai Ngam, Khlong Khlung, Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province and Wang Chao of Tak Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided...
, then named Tambon Pong Nam Ron. The tambon Khlong Lan and Pong Nam Ron were upgraded to a minor district (King Amphoe) on June 1 1977. It was officially upgraded to a full district on March 20, 1986.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Kamphaeng PhetAmphoe Mueang Kamphaeng Phet
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet is the capital district of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kosamphi Nakhon, Phran Kratai, Sai Ngam, Khlong Khlung, Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province and Wang Chao of Tak Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided...
, Khlong Khlung
Amphoe Khlong Khlung
Khlong Khlung is a district in the central part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Sai Thong Watthana, Bueng Samakkhi, Khanu Woralaksaburi, Pang Sila Thong and Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province.-Administration:The...
, Pang Sila Thong
Amphoe Pang Sila Thong
Pang Sila Thong is the southwesternmost district of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand.-History:The government split Tambon Pang Ta Wai, Hin Dat and Pho Thong from Khlong Khlung district and created the minor district Pang Sila Thong on May 31, 1993...
of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Umphang
Amphoe Umphang
Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district....
, Phop Phra
Amphoe Phop Phra
Phop Phra is a district in the southwestern part of Tak Province, northern Thailand.-History:The whole area of Phop Phra was originally Tambon Chong Khaep of Mae Sot district. Due to the large size of Mae Sot and problems with communist insurgents, the government created a separate administration...
and Wang Chao of Tak Province
Tak Province
Tak is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Lampang, Sukhothai, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan, Uthai Thani and Kanchanaburi...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 65 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 no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | 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... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khlong Nam Lai | คลองน้ำไหล | 26 | 19,634 | |
| 2. | Pong Nam Ron | โป่งน้ำร้อน | 9 | 9,119 | |
| 3. | Khlong Lan Phatthana | คลองลานพัฒนา | 20 | 23,699 | |
| 4. | Sak Ngam | สักงาม | 10 | 10,654 |