Prachantakham 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...

) of Prachinburi Province

Prachinburi Province

Prachin Buri is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok.-Geography:...

, eastern 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...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Na Di

Amphoe Na Di

Na Di is a district in the northeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kabin Buri, Prachantakham of Prachinburi Province, Wang Nam Khiao, Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Mueang Sa Kaeo of Sa Kaeo Province.The Sankambeng Range...

, Kabin Buri

Amphoe Kabin Buri

Kabin Buri is a district in the southeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint...

, Si Maha Phot

Amphoe Si Maha Phot

Si Maha Phot is a district in the southern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. The name may also be spelled Sri Maha Phot, and honors the Bodhi Tree -Geography:...

, Mueang Prachinburi

Amphoe Mueang Prachinburi

Mueang Prachinburi is the capital district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Prachantakham, Si Maha Phot, Si Mahosot and Ban Sang of Prachinburi Province, and Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 13...

 of Prachinburi Province, Pak Phli

Amphoe Pak Phli

Pak Phli is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.-History:Pak Phli district was established in 1893, then named Bung Rai . In 1905 the district was renamed to Nong Pho...

 of Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani....

, Pak Chong

Amphoe Pak Chong

Pak Chong is the westernmost district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In the past this area was a part of Tambon Khanong Phra, Chan Thuek district ....

 and Wang Nam Khiao

Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao

Wang Nam Khiao is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Wang Nam Khiao was created by separating the four tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Wang Mi, Udom Sap and Raroeng of Pak Thong Chai district on April 1, 1992...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

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

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The Sankambeng Range

Sankambeng Range

The Sankamphaeng Range, also Sankambeng Range or Sungumpang Range is one of the mountain ranges separating Eastern Thailand from the northeast or Isan.-Description:This mountain chain runs in a WNW-ESE direction...

 mountainous area is located in the northern section of this district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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 106 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...

). Prachantakham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Prachantakham. There are further 9 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...
1.	Prachantakham	ประจันตคาม	11	8,977
2.	Ko Loi	เกาะลอย	7	4,704
3.	Ban Hoi	บ้านหอย	10	4,479
4.	Nong Saeng	หนองแสง	6	3,394
5.	Dong Bang	ดงบัง	10	4,054
6.	Kham Tanot	คำโตนด	18	7,054
7.	Bu Fai	บุฝ้าย	13	4,859
8.	Nong Kaeo	หนองแก้ว	12	4,651
9.	Pho Ngam	โพธิ์งาม	19	10,398

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)