Khlong Hat District

Khlong Hat (Thai: คลองหาด, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ hàːt]) is the southeasternmost district (amphoe) of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.

Khlong Hat

คลองหาด
District
District location in Sa Kaeo Province
Coordinates: 13°26′56″N 102°17′59″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSa Kaeo
SeatKhlong Hat
Area
 • Total417.082 km2 (161.036 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total35,360
 • Density84.8/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code27260
Geocode2702

History

The area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat (Thai: มะหาด) or Lakooch tree (Artocarpus lakoocha) along the canals (khlong). When people moved there, they named the village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the civil war migrated to the area of Khlong Hat. The Thai government separated the four sub-districts Khlong Hat, Thai Udom, Sap Makrut, and Sai Diao from Watthana Nakhon District and created a minor district (king amphoe) for better administration, effective 15 January 1985.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 21 May 1990.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province, Wang Sombun, Wang Nam Yen, Watthana Nakhon, and Aranyaprathet of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province of Cambodia.

A border crossing into Cambodia is in the eastern part of the district near the village of Ban Khao Din. The checkpoint on the Cambodian side of the border is in the town of Sampov Loun.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Khlong Hatคลองหาด139,206
2.Thai Udomไทยอุดม94,295
3.Sap Makrutซับมะกรูด114,692
4.Sai Diaoไทรเดี่ยว93,871
5.Khlong Kai Thueanคลองไก่เถื่อน115,797
6.Benchakhonเบญจขร104,249
7.Sai Thongไทรทอง83,250

References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอวัฒนานคร จังหวัดปราจีนบุรี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอคลองหาด (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 102 (11 ง): 511. January 29, 1985.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอห้วยผึ้ง อำเภอวังวิเศษ อำเภอคลองหาด อำเภอป่าบอน อำเภอหนองหญ้าปล้อง อำเภอวังโป่ง อำเภอควนเนียง อำเภอหนองหญ้าไซ อำเภอบ้านนาเดิม อำเภอทุ่งฝน อำเภอสร้างคอม และอำเภอทองแสนขัน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 107 (83 ก special): 1–4. May 21, 1990.
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