Official Name: | Dan Makham Tia |
Native Name: | ด่านมะขามเตี้ย |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kanchanaburi |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Dan Makham Tia |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 31,705 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 71260 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 7111 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 13.8536°N 99.4106°W |
Dan Makham Tia (Thai: ด่านมะขามเตี้ย, in Thai pronounced as /dàːn mā.kʰǎːm tîa̯/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.
The area of Dan Makham Tia was settled more than 200 years. It was a border village of Mueang Kanchanaburi adjacent to Burma.
The area had a short Makham tree (Tamarindus indica), so people called the village Ban Nong Makham Tia. Later was changed to be Dan Makham Tia.
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 April 1990 by splitting off the three tambons Dan Makham Tia, Klondo, and Chorakhe Phueak from Mueang Kanchanaburi district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1995.[2]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Kanchanaburi, Tha Muang of Kanchanaburi Province, Chom Bueng and Suan Phueng of Ratchaburi province.
The most important water resources in the area are the Khwae Noi and Phachi River.
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 39 villages (mubans'). Dan Makham Tia is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Dan Makham Tia. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop.[3] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dan Makham Tia | ด่านมะขามเตี้ย | 12 | 8,611 | ||
2. | Klondo | กลอนโด | 11 | 8,062 | ||
3. | Chorakhe Phueak | จรเข้เผือก | 10 | 11,048 | ||
4. | Nong Phai | หนองไผ่ | 6 | 3,984 |