Ao Luek district explained

Official Name:Ao Luek
Native Name:อ่าวลึก
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Krabi
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistricts
Subdivision Name3:9
Subdivision Type4:Mubans
Subdivision Name4:52
Established Title:District established
Population Total:55670
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:62.7
Area Total Km2:772.989
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:81110
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:8105
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:8.3775°N 98.7217°W

Ao Luek (in Thai pronounced as /ʔàːw lɯ́k/) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the North clockwise): Plai Phraya, Khao Phanom, and west Thap Put. To the south it borders Phang Nga Bay, to the East is Mueang Krabi of Krabi province.

Than Bok Khorani National Park was established on 30 September 1998 and covers 104 km2 of coastal limestone hills and 23 islands off the coast. In the national park is the skull cave (Tham Hua Kalok), containing prehistoric paintings. At a cave in Ao Luek Nuea, Yai Ruak Cave, fossils of 700,000 year-old Javan rhinoceros and hyenas have been found.[1]

History

In 1917, the district's name was changed from Pak Lao (ปากลาว) to Ao Luek.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Ao Luek is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 52 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Ao Luek TaiThai: อ่าวลึกใต้710,553
2.Laem SakThai: แหลมสัก66,432
3.Na NueaThai: นาเหนือ74,962
4.Khlong HinThai: คลองหิน56,869
5.Ao Luek NoiThai: อ่าวลึกน้อย66,377
6.Ao Luek NueaThai: อ่าวลึกเหนือ67,260
7.Khao YaiThai: เขาใหญ่54,346
8.Khlong YaThai: คลองยา63,890
9.Ban KlangThai: บ้านกลาง44,981
 

Local administration

There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban sambons) in the district:

There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: What prehistoric secrets might this Krabi cave hold? . 25 September 2018 . The Nation . 23 September 2018.
  2. Royal Gazette. 34. ก. 40–68. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107143904/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2460/A/40.PDF. dead. 7 November 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-06-20.