Khanu Woralaksaburi district explained

Official Name:Khanu Woralaksaburi
Native Name Wannajaiseang:ขาณุวรลักษบุรี
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kamphaeng Phet
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Saen To
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:11
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:143
Established Title:District established
Population Total:106564
Population As Of:2014
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:62180
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6204
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.0614°N 99.8606°W

WannaJaiseangKhanu Woralaksaburi (Thai: ขาณุวรลักษบุรี, in Thai pronounced as /kʰǎː.núʔ wɔ̄ː.rā.lák.sà.bū.rīː/) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand.

History

In 1987 history students from Silpakorn University surveyed the Khanu Woralaksaburi District. They found stone axes, clay pots, and beads of the Khao Kalon community. They estimated the age of the community to be around 5,000-1,000 years before historic era.

Tambon Saen To, Salok Bat, Bo Tham, Yang Sung and Rahan were separated from Khlong Khlung district and created to form a minor district (king amphoe) named Khanu, which was renamed Saen To in 1917.[1] The minor district was renamed Khanu Woralaksaburi in 1939.[2] It was upgraded to a full district in 1948.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Pang Sila Thong, Khlong Khlung, Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province; Banphot Phisai, Lat Yao, and Mae Wong of Nakhon Sawan province.

Administration

Central administration

Khanu Woralaksaburi is divided into 11 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 143 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[4]
3.Yang SungThai: ยางสูง97,522
4.Pa PhutsaThai: ป่าพุทรา169,869
5.Saen ToThai: แสนตอ79,330
6.SalokbatThai: สลกบาตร711,994
7.Bo ThamThai: บ่อถ้ำ1813,118
8.Don TaengThai: ดอนแตง94,894
9.Wang ChaphluThai: วังชะพลู2013,872
10.Khong PhaiThai: โค้งไผ่136,461
11.Pang MakhaThai: ปางมะค่า2417,441
12.Wang HamhaeThai: วังหามแห127,794
13.Ko TanThai: เกาะตาล84,269
Missing numbers are districts which now form Bueng Samakkhi District.

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are 10 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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. November 7, 2011. 1917-04-29. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 65. 66 ง. 3649. ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอขาณุวรลักษณบุรี อำเภอคลองขลุงจังหวัดกำแพงเพชร ขึ้นเป็นอำเภอ. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121645/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2491/D/066/3649.PDF. dead. September 24, 2015. 1948-11-16. Thai.
  4. Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-08-31.