Kong Krailat district explained

Official Name:Kong Krailat
Native Name:กงไกรลาศ
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Sukhothai
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Ban Krang
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:64521
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:64170
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6404
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.9525°N 99.9761°W

Kong Krailat (Thai: กงไกรลาศ, in Thai pronounced as /kōŋ krāj.lâːt/) is a district (amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sukhothai province, in the lower northern region of Thailand.[1] [2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Khiri Mat and Mueang Sukhothai of Sukhothai Province, Phrom Phiram and Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok province.

History

The district was renamed from Ban Krai to Kong Krailat in 1939.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 126 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Kong Krailat covers parts of tambons Kong, Ban Krang and Pa Faek. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Kongกง135,947
2.Ban Krangบ้านกร่าง124,175
3.Krai Nokไกรนอก154,501
4.Krai Klangไกรกลาง83,924
5.Krai Naiไกรใน157,973
6.Dong Dueaiดงเดือย116,478
7.Pa Faekป่าแฝก136,102
8.Kok Raetกกแรต125,252
9.Tha Chanuanท่าฉนวน129,888
10.Nong Tumหนองตูม75,400
11.Ban Mai Suk Kasemบ้านใหม่สุขเกษม84,881

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ข้อมูลจังหวัดสุโขทัย . 2016-11-03 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185543/http://www.sukhothai.go.th/3584/data/data_01.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Tourism Investment Geo-Informatic Systems - Tourism Investment Geo-Informatic Systems . 2016-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104014719/http://tourisminvest.tat.or.th/en/component/content/article?id=62 . 2016-11-04 . dead .
  3. 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.