Ko Kha district explained

Official Name:Ko Kha
Native Name:เกาะคา
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lampang
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Pha
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:63870
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:52130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5203
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:18.1917°N 99.3956°W

Ko Kha (Thai: เกาะคา, in Thai pronounced as /kɔ̀ʔ kʰāː/; เก๋าะคา, pronounced as /kɔ̌ʔ kʰāː/) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae Tha of Lampang Province.

The Khun Tan Range rises in the west and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the east of the district.

History

In 1917 the district was renamed from Sop Yao (สบยาว) to Ko Kha.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into nine subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). Ko Kha is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Ko Kha, Sala, and Tha Pha. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Lampang Luangลำปางหลวง129,965
2.Na Kaeoนาแก้ว810,092
3.Lai Hinไหล่หิน65,657
4.Wang Phraoวังพร้าว77,242
5.Salaศาลา78,732
6.Ko Khaเกาะคา84,352
7.Na Saengนาแส่ง74,999
8.Tha Phaท่าผา97,423
9.Mai Phatthanaใหม่พัฒนา95,408

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. November 7, 2011. April 29, 1917. Thai.