Khao Phanom district explained

Official Name:Khao Phanom
Native Name:เขาพนม
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Krabi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Khao Phanom
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:45982
Population As Of:2548
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:81140
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:8102
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:8.2647°N 99.0492°W

Khao Phanom (Thai: เขาพนม, in Thai pronounced as /kʰǎw pʰā.nōm/) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi province, Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 December 1967 by combining tambons Khao Phanom, Khao Din, and two villages of Khok Yang of Mueang Krabi district and tambon Sin Pun from Khlong Thom district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 29 June 1973.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Chai Buri and Phrasaeng of Surat Thani province; Thung Yai of Nakhon Si Thammarat province; and Lam Thap, Khlong Thom, Nuea Khlong, Mueang Krabi, Ao Luek, and Plai Phraya of Krabi Province.

The Khao Phanom Bencha National Park protects the forests around Phanom Bencha mountain, which at 1,397 m is the highest elevation in Krabi Province.

Administration

The district is divided into six subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 54 villages (mubans). Khao Phanom is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khao Phanom. Each tambon has a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.    
1.Khao Phanomเขาพนม109,774
2.Khao Dinเขาดิน97,553
3.Sin Punสินปุน107,751
4.Phru Tiaoพรุเตียว107,854
5.Na Khaoหน้าเขา88,024
6.Khok Hanโคกหาร75,026
 

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 84. 125 ง. 3326. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/D/125/3326.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406105330/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/D/125/3326.PDF. dead. April 6, 2012. December 26, 1967. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 90. 75 ก special. 32–36. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาพนม อำเภอสนามชัยเขต อำเภอแม่อาย อำเภอขามสะแกแสง อำเภอเก้าเลี้ยว อำเภอโพธิ์ประทับช้าง อำเภอหนองพอก อำเภอละอุ่น อำเภอทุ่งหว้า และอำเภอศรีธาตุ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๖. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2516/A/075/32.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120224224646/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2516/A/075/32.PDF. dead. February 24, 2012. June 28, 1973. Thai.