Official Name: | Huai Yot |
Native Name: | ห้วยยอด |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Trang |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Huai Yot |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 90261 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 92130 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 9206 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 7.785°N 99.635°W |
Huai Yot (Thai: ห้วยยอด, in Thai pronounced as /hûa̯j jɔ̂ːt/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Trang province, Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ratsada of Trang Province; Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat province; Pa Phayom and Si Banphot of Phatthalung province; Mueang Trang and Wang Wiset of Trang Province; and Bang Khan of Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
Originally named Khao Khao (เขาขาว), it was renamed Huai Yot in 1939.[1]
The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 133 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons): Huai Yot covers parts of tambons Huai Yot and Khao Pun; Na Wong covers parts of tambons Na Wong, Bang Kung, and Wang Khiri; and Lam Phu Ra covers parts of tambon Lam Phu Ra. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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