Khlong Khuean district explained

Official Name:Khlong Khuean
Native Name:คลองเขื่อน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Chachoengsao
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Khlong Khuean
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:13,065
Population As Of:2017
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:24000
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:2411
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:13.7914°N 101.1631°W

Khlong Khuean (Thai: คลองเขื่อน, in Thai pronounced as /kʰlɔ̄ːŋ kʰɯ̀a̯n/) is a district (amphoe) of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand.

Etymology

Khlong means 'canal' or 'river'.[1] Khuean means 'dam'.[2] Khlong Khuean and the Chachoengsao area are on the banks of Bang Pakong River.[3] Thus, Khlong Khuean means the 'dam on the river'.

History

The district was created on 31 May 1993 by splitting it from Bang Khla district.[4]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[5] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[6]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Bang Khla, Mueang Chachoengsao, and Bang Nam Priao of Chachoengsao Province and Ban Sang of Prachinburi province.

The important water resource is the Bang Pakong River.

Administration

Central administration

Khlong Khuean is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 32 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[7]
1.Kon KaeoThai: ก้อนแก้ว63,106
2.Khlong KhueanThai: คลองเขื่อน63,537
3.Bang LaoThai: บางเล่า61,943
4.Bang RongThai: บางโรง72,240
5.Bang TalatThai: บางตลาด72,239

Local administration

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=VW904h09qE8C&dq=khalong+khaen+ganesha+temples&pg=PA168
  2. http://www.thai-language.com/id/133610 kheuuan or Khuean
  3. Web site: About Chachoengsao . Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) . 7 September 2019.
  4. Royal Gazette. 110. 74 ง. 21. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอบางคล้า จังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอคลองเขื่อน. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/074/21.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165518/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2536/D/074/21.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. June 8, 1993. Thai.
  5. News: http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. Manager Online. th:แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Thai. 2007-09-07. 2011-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110516212636/http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625. dead.
  6. Royal Gazette. 124. 46 ก. 14–21. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165121/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF. dead. September 30, 2007. August 24, 2007. Thai.
  7. Web site: Population statistics 2017. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2018-04-04.