Maha Rat 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...

) in the northern part of Ayutthaya Province

Ayutthaya Province

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ang Thong, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri....

 in Thailand

Thailand

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History

Originally the district was named Khwaeng Nakhon Yai. It was converted to an Amphoe in 1914 and changed its name to Maha Rat in 1917.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Phraek

Amphoe Ban Phraek

Ban Phraek is the northernmost district of Ayutthaya Province.-History:Tambon Phraek was separated from Maha Rat district to become a minor district in 1937...

 of Ayutthaya Province, Don Phut

Amphoe Don Phut

Don Phut is a district in the western part of Saraburi Province, Thailand.-History:Tambon Don Phut, Dong Ta Ngao, Ban Luang and Phai Lio were separated from Ban Mo district to create the minor district Don Phut on May 31, 1971...

 of Saraburi Province

Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Pathum Thani and Ayutthaya. Saraburi has been an important town since ancient times...

, Bang Pahan

Amphoe Bang Pahan

Bang Pahan is a district in the northern part of Ayutthaya Province.-History:The district was originally named Nakhon Luang Nai, but was renamed in 1916 to Bang Pahan as the name of central tambon....

 of Ayutthaya Province, and Pa Mok

Amphoe Pa Mok

Pa Mok is the southernmost district of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:This area was called Ban Pa Mok Noi. In 1585 King Naresuan the Great, he set his military camp in the area. Before moving his troops to fight with Burmese troops of Phra Maha Uparacha at Don Chedi, he saluted the...

, Mueang Ang Thong

Amphoe Mueang Ang Thong

Mueang Ang Thong is the capital district of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:In the past, the district was called Mueang district...

 and Chaiyo

Amphoe Chaiyo

Chaiyo is a district in eastern part of Ang Thong Province.-History:The name of Ban Chaiyo traces back to when King Naresuan the Great and his brother, who later became King Ekathotsarot, won against the King of Lan Na and Burmese soldiers in this area...

 of Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong is one of the central provinces of Thailand. The name means "golden bowl" which refer to Angthong as a central for prosperity as it has a lot of rice fields....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 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...

, which are further subdivided into 58 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 two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon). Maha Rat covers the whole tambon Hua Phai and Maha Rat. Rong Chang covers the whole tambon Nam Tao, Rong Chang, Chao Pluk, and Phit Phian. There are further five Tambon administrative organizations.

No.	Name	Thai	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...
1.	Hua Phai	หัวไผ่	6	2,156
2.	Kathum	กะทุ่ม	5	1,272
3.	Maha Rat	มหาราช	4	1,317
4.	Nam Tao	น้ำเต้า	4	1,295
5.	Bang Na	บางนา	5	1,973
6.	Rong Chang	โรงช้าง	4	1,820
7.	Chao Pluk	เจ้าปลุก	5	1,571
8.	Phit Phian	พิตเพียน	7	1,874
9.	Ban Na	บ้านนา	6	4,053
10.	Ban Khwang	บ้านขวาง	4	2,052
11.	Tha To	ท่าตอ	4	2,084
12.	Ban Mai	บ้านใหม่	4	2,058

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)