Official Name: | Ko Kha |
Native Name: | เกาะคา |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lampang |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Tha Pha |
Subdivision Type3: | Tambon |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 63870 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 52130 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 5203 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 18.1917°N 99.3956°W |
Ko Kha (Thai: เกาะคา, in Thai pronounced as /kɔ̀ʔ kʰāː/; เก๋าะคา, pronounced as /kɔ̌ʔ kʰāː/) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Lampang province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae Tha of Lampang Province.
The Khun Tan Range rises in the west and the Phi Pan Nam Range in the east of the district.
In 1917 the district was renamed from Sop Yao (สบยาว) to Ko Kha.[1]
The district is divided into nine subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 73 villages (mubans). Ko Kha is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Ko Kha, Sala, and Tha Pha. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Lampang Luang | ลำปางหลวง | 12 | 9,965 | ||
2. | Na Kaeo | นาแก้ว | 8 | 10,092 | ||
3. | Lai Hin | ไหล่หิน | 6 | 5,657 | ||
4. | Wang Phrao | วังพร้าว | 7 | 7,242 | ||
5. | Sala | ศาลา | 7 | 8,732 | ||
6. | Ko Kha | เกาะคา | 8 | 4,352 | ||
7. | Na Saeng | นาแส่ง | 7 | 4,999 | ||
8. | Tha Pha | ท่าผา | 9 | 7,423 | ||
9. | Mai Phatthana | ใหม่พัฒนา | 9 | 5,408 |