Huai Yot District

Huai Yot District (Thai: ห้วยยอด, pronounced [hûa̯j jɔ̂ːt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Trang Province, Thailand.

Huai Yot

ห้วยยอด
District
District location in Trang Province
Coordinates: 7°47′6″N 99°38′6″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceTrang
SeatHuai Yot
Area
 • Total753.4 km2 (290.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total90,261
 • Density119.8/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code92130
Geocode9206

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ratsada of Trang Province; Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Pa Phayom and Si Banphot of Phatthalung Province; Mueang Trang and Wang Wiset of Trang Province; and Bang Khan of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

History

Originally named Khao Khao (เขาขาว), it was renamed Huai Yot in 1939.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 133 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons): Huai Yot covers parts of tambons Huai Yot and Khao Pun; Na Wong covers parts of tambons Na Wong, Bang Kung, and Wang Khiri; and Lam Phu Ra covers parts of tambon Lam Phu Ra. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Huai Yotห้วยยอด511,377
2.Nong Chang Laenหนองช้างแล่น127,795
5.Bang Diบางดี127,679
6.Bang Kungบางกุ้ง95,317
7.Khao Kopเขากอบ127,894
8.Khao Khaoเขาขาว73,797
9.Khao Punเขาปูน74,791
10.Pak Chaemปากแจ่ม74,927
11.Pak Khomปากคม73,438
14.Tha Ngioท่างิ้ว84,557
15.Lamphu Raลำภูรา105,709
16.Na Wongนาวง116,504
17.Huai Nangห้วยนาง85,710
19.Nai Taoในเตา42,704
20.Thung Toทุ่งต่อ83,738
21.Wang Khiriวังคีรี64,324
  

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Ratsada District.

References
  1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.


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