Khok Sung district
Khok Sung
โคกสูง | |
|---|---|
 District location in Sa Kaeo province | |
| Coordinates: 13°50′0″N 102°36′54″E / 13.83333°N 102.61500°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Sa Kaeo |
| Seat | Khok Sung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 439.7 km2 (169.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 25,686 |
| • Density | 58.4/km2 (151/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 27120 |
| Geocode | 2708 |
Khok Sung (Thai: โคกสูง, pronounced [kʰôːk sǔːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Sa Kaeo province, eastern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Aranyaprathet, Watthana Nakhon and Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo Province, and to the east, Banteay Meanchey of Cambodia.
History
[edit]The minor district (king amphoe) was established 15 July 1996 with area split from Ta Phraya district.[1]
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With its publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August 2007, the upgrade became official.[3]
The district was the site of the Nong Chan Refugee Camp for Khmer refugees.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 38 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khok Sung | โคกสูง | 10 | 6,780 | |
| 2. | Nong Muang | หนองม่วง | 13 | 9,492 | |
| 3. | Nong Waeng | หนองแวง | 9 | 6,356 | |
| 4. | Non Mak Mun | โนนหมากมุ่น | 6 | 3,058 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอตาพระยา จังหวัดสระแก้ว ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกสูง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 113 (Special 18 ง): 29. June 26, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2009.
- ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
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