Amphoe Noen Kham
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Noen Kham is the southwesternmost 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...

) of Chainat Province
Chainat Province
Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

, central 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 two tambon Noen Kham and Kabok Tia of Hankha district
Amphoe Hankha
Hankha is a district in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao , it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang...

 were separated and created the new minor district (King Amphoe) on July 1, 1997.

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts.. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Hankha
Amphoe Hankha
Hankha is a district in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao , it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang...

 of Chainat Province, Doem Bang Nang Buat
Amphoe Doem Bang Nang Buat
Doem Bang Nang Buat is a district in the northern part of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past, Nang Buat district covered a large area. Prince Damrong Rajanubhab and the governor of Suphanburi agreed to separate the northernmost part and then created a new district named...

, Dan Chang
Amphoe Dan Chang
Dan Chang is the northwesternmost district of Suphanburi Province, central Thailand.- History :Dan Chang was created as a minor district on August 30, 1974 by splitting off the three tambon Dan Chang, Ong Phra and Huai Khamin from Doem Bang Nang Buat district...

 of Suphanburi Province
Suphanburi Province
Suphan Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uthai Thani, Chai Nat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi.- Etymology :...

 and Ban Rai
Amphoe Ban Rai
Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand.-Geography:The district covers more than half of the whole province Uthai Thani, and is also the third-largest district of Thailand areawise...

 of Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and Tak.-Geography:...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 3 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 48 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 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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. Noen Kham เนินขาม 19 6,355
2. Kabok Tia กะบกเตี้ย 15 5,523
3. Suk Duean Ha สุขเดือนห้า 14 5,493

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