Chatturat district explained

Official Name:Chatturat
Native Name:จัตุรัส
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chaiyaphum
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:74548
Population As Of:2000
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:36130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:3606
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:15.5656°N 101.8456°W

Chatturat (in Thai pronounced as /tɕàt.tùʔ.ràt/; จัตุรัส, in Lao pronounced as /tɕǎt.tǔʔ.lát/) is a district (amphoe) of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Phraya Narin Songkhram (Thongkham) led people from Vientiane to establish a new town at Mueang Narai, in the modern-day tambon Cho Ho, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. Later they moved to a fertile square pond, settled there, and named the new town Ban Si Mum. Now it is Ban Sa Si Mum, tambon Ban Kok, in the modern-day district. In 1826 Phraya Narin Songkhram moved the center of the town northwards to tambon Nong Bua Yai, around 8 km from the old town. When he died, his son, Saek, travelled to Bangkok to receive the royal command documents for his appointment as governor. However he died on the way to Bangkok, so Mr. Bun Hao received the royal command instead. After that he moved the center of town to the southwest at tambon Ban Kok because the old location was prone to flooding. When Phraya Narin Songkhram (Bun Hao) died, his son Thongdi received the royal command to be the governor.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ban Khwao, Noen Sa-nga of Chaiyaphum Province; Phra Thong Kham and Dan Khun Thot of Nakhon Ratchasima province; and Bamnet Narong, Sap Yai, and Nong Bua Rawe of Chaiyaphum Province.

Administration

The district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 115 villages (mubans). Nong Bua Khok has township (thesaban tambon) status.

No.NameThai nameVillages
1.Ban Kokบ้านกอก17
2.Nong Bua Banหนองบัวบาน10
3.Ban Khamบ้านขาม12
5.Kut Nam Saiกุดน้ำใส14
6.Nong Donหนองโดน11
7.Lahanละหาน18
10.Nong Bua Yaiหนองบัวใหญ่9
11.Nong Bua Khokหนองบัวโคก11
13.Sompoiส้มป่อย13
Missing numbers are tambons which now form Noen Sa-nga district and Sap Yai district

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