Lam Luk Ka is a district (Amphoe

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 Pathum Thani Province, central 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...

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History

The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in the district named Bueng Lam Luk Ka. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off.

Geography

The district is located in a part of Thung Luang same as the districts Thanyaburi

Amphoe Thanyaburi

-History:Mueang Thanyaburi was built by order of King Rama V in 1901. The city name translates to Rice City. At the same time, King Rama V ordered Minburi to be built as its twin city. The province was abolished and incorporated into Pathum Thani in 1932....

 and Khlong Luang

Amphoe Khlong Luang

Khlong Luang is a district in Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:Originally, the area was part of the Bang Wai district, controlled by Mueang Thanyaburi. In the Ayutthaya era, this area was lowland deep forest...

. Khlong Rangsit

Khlong Rangsit

Rangsit Prayurasakdi Canal is a canal in the eastern part of the Chao Phraya valley, central Thailand. The name of the canal was given by King Chulalongkorn in honour of his son Rangsit, Prince of Chainat....

 is the main water resource of the district.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Thanyaburi

Amphoe Thanyaburi

-History:Mueang Thanyaburi was built by order of King Rama V in 1901. The city name translates to Rice City. At the same time, King Rama V ordered Minburi to be built as its twin city. The province was abolished and incorporated into Pathum Thani in 1932....

 of Pathum Thani, Ongkharak

Amphoe Ongkharak

Ongkharak is a district in the western part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.Ongkharak means the royal guard.Once King Chulalongkorn visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived the area of Ongkharak district, one of the royal guard was sick and died finally...

 of Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok Province

Nakhon Nayok is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani....

, Bang Nam Priao

Amphoe Bang Nam Priao

Bang Nam Priao is the northwesternmost district of Chachoengsao Province, central Thailand.-History:The old location of the district center of Bang Nam Priao was in Ban Ton Samrong, Tambon Bang Khanak. In 1905 the government built the first district office in Tambon Bang Nam Priao...

 of Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao Province

Chachoengsao is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachin Buri, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nakhon Nayok. It also has a short coast to the Gulf of Thailand.-History:Chachoengsao or Paet Rio is a province in the Central region...

, Nong Chok

Nong Chok

Nong Chok is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Amphoe Bang Nam Priao and Amphoe Mueang Chachoengsao of Chachoengsao Province, Lat Krabang, Min Buri and Khlong Sam Wa of Bangkok...

, Khlong Sam Wa

Khlong Sam Wa

Khlong Sam Wa is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by other districts : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province, Nong Chok, Min Buri, Khan Na Yao, Bang Khen,and Sai Mai of Bangkok.-History:...

, Sai Mai

Sai Mai

Sai Mai is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by : Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province; Khlong Sam Wa, Bang Khen, Lak Si and Don Mueang of Bangkok.-History:...

 and Don Mueang

Don Mueang

Don Mueang is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bounded by : Amphoe Mueang and Amphoe Lam Luk Ka of Pathum Thani Province; Sai Mai, Bang Khen and Lak Si of Bangkok; and Amphoe Pak Kret of Nonthaburi Province....

 of Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, and Mueang Pathum Thani

Amphoe Mueang Pathum Thani

Mueang Pathum Thani is the capital district of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past, the district was called Bang Kadi district after the name of central tambon, as required by the Law of 1897. The district office was located on the east bank of the Chao Phraya river. The...

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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...

). There are two towns (thesaban mueang) – Khu Khot and Lam Sam Kaeo – and two townships (thesaban tambon) – Lam Luk Ka and Lam Sai. There are 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

1.	Khu Khot	คูคต
2.	Lat Sawai	ลาดสวาย
3.	Bueng Kham Phroi	บึงคำพร้อย
4.	Lam Luk Ka	ลำลูกกา
5.	Bueng Thong Lang	บึงทองหลาง
6.	Lam Sai	ลำไทร
7.	Bueng Kho Hai	บึงคอไห
8.	Phuet Udom	พืชอุดม