Amphoe Kong Ra
Encyclopedia
Kong Ra is a district (Amphoe
) of Phatthalung Province
, southern Thailand
.
, Mueang Phatthalung
, Khao Chaison
and Tamot
of Phatthalung Province, Palian
and Yan Ta Khao
of Trang Province
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.
), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (muban
). There are no municipal (thesaban
) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) of Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...
, southern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) SrinagarindraAmphoe Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Banphot, Khuan Khanun, Mueang Phatthalung and Kong Ra of Phattalung Province, Yan Ta Khao and Na Yong of Trang Province.-History:The minor district was established on June 26, 1996,...
, Mueang Phatthalung
Amphoe Mueang Phatthalung
Mueang Phatthalung is the capital district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Srinagarindra, and Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung Province, and Ranot and Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province.The eastern part of the district is at the...
, Khao Chaison
Amphoe Khao Chaison
Khao Chaison is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Bang Kaeo, Tamot, Kong Ra and Mueang Phatthalung of Phatthalung Province, Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province....
and Tamot
Amphoe Tamot
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Ra, Khao Chaison, Bang Kaeo and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province, Palian of Trang Province.-History:The district was established on August 1 1977, when it was split off from Khao Chaison district...
of Phatthalung Province, Palian
Amphoe Palian
Palian is a district in the southern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Ra, Tamot and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province, Khuan Kalong, Manang and Thung Wa of Satun Province, Hat Samran and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.-Administration:The district is...
and Yan Ta Khao
Amphoe Yan Ta Khao
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Palian, Kantang, Mueang Trang and Na Yong of Trang Province, Srinagarindra and Kong Ra of Phatthalung Province.-History:...
of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on October 1 1975, when the three tambon Kong Ra, Khlong Chaloem and Charat were split off from Mueang Phatthalung districtAmphoe Mueang Phatthalung
Mueang Phatthalung is the capital district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.- Geography :Neighboring districts are Khao Chaison, Kong Ra, Srinagarindra, and Khuan Khanun of Phatthalung Province, and Ranot and Krasae Sin of Songkhla Province.The eastern part of the district is at the...
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13 1981.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban
Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kong Ra | กงหรา | 7 | 3,982 | |
| 2. | Charat | ชะรัด | 9 | 6,662 | |
| 3. | Khlong Chaloem | คลองเฉลิม | 14 | 12,118 | |
| 4. | Khlong Sai Khao | คลองทรายขาว | 8 | 6,144 | |
| 5. | Som Wang | สมหวัง | 7 | 4,507 |