Khok Pho Chai
โคกโพธิ์ไชย
District
District location in Khon Kaen province
District location in Khon Kaen province
Coordinates: 16°5′1″N 102°23′56″E / 16.08361°N 102.39889°E / 16.08361; 102.39889
CountryThailand
ProvinceKhon Kaen
SeatBan Khok
Area
 • Total238.824 km2 (92.210 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,483
 • Density106.7/km2 (276/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code40160
Geocode4022

Khok Pho Chai (Thai: โคกโพธิ์ไชย, pronounced [kʰôːk pʰōː t͡ɕʰāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The minor district (king amphoe) was established on 30 April 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri, Chonnabot, and Waeng Yai of Khon Kaen Province; Khon Sawan and Kaeng Khro of Chaiyaphum province.

Administration

The district is divided into four subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 40 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Ban Khok covers parts of tambon Ban Khok. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Ban Khokบ้านโคก117,141
2.Pho Chaiโพธิ์ไชย107,404
3.Sap Sombunซับสมบูรณ์116,401
4.Na Phaengนาแพง84,537

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอมัญจาคีรี จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกโพธิ์ไชย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 111 (42 ง): 22. May 26, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ↑ 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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