Official Name: | Chok Chai |
Native Name: | โชคชัย |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Ratchasima |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Chok Chai |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 81632 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 30190 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 3007 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 14.7322°N 102.1631°W |
Chok Chai (Thai: โชคชัย, in Thai pronounced as /t͡ɕʰôːk t͡ɕʰāj/) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.
The district was originally named Krathok (กระโทก). The government renamed it Chok Chai (meaning 'lucky victory') in 1945.[1] The name was chosen to commemorate the victory of King Taksin the Great over the warlord of Phimai after the fall of Ayutthaya.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Nong Bun Mak, Khon Buri and Pak Thong Chai.
Chok Chai is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 132 administrative villages (mubans).
No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Krathok | Thai: กระโทก | 13 | 7,629 | |
2. | Phlapphla | Thai: พลับพลา | 18 | 8,321 | |
3. | Tha Ang | Thai: ท่าอ่าง | 10 | 8,311 | |
4. | Thung Arun | Thai: ทุ่งอรุณ | 17 | 8,055 | |
5. | Tha Lat Khao | Thai: ท่าลาดขาว | 11 | 4,038 | |
6. | Tha Chalung | Thai: ท่าจะหลุง | 10 | 5,096 | |
7. | Tha Yiam | Thai: ท่าเยี่ยม | 16 | 10,853 | |
8. | Chok Chai | Thai: โชคชัย | 15 | 13,862 | |
9. | Lalom Mai Phatthana | Thai: ละลมใหม่พัฒนา | 12 | 6,537 | |
10. | Dan Kwian | Thai: ด่านเกวียน | 10 | 8,930 |
There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:
There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: