Cha-uat District

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Cha-uat
ชะอวด
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 7°57′54″N 99°59′54″E / 7.96500°N 99.99833°E / 7.96500; 99.99833Coordinates: 7°57′54″N 99°59′54″E / 7.96500°N 99.99833°E / 7.96500; 99.99833
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatCha-uat
Area
 • Total833.002 km2 (321.624 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total84,227
 • Density101.1/km2 (262/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80180
Geocode8007

Cha-uat (Thai: ชะอวด, pronounced [t͡ɕʰā.ʔùa̯t]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Geography[]

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Thung Song, Chulabhorn, Ron Phibun, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chian Yai, and Hua Sai of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Ranot of Songkhla Province; Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom of Phattalung Province; and Huai Yot of Trang Province.

Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park is in the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range at the boundary of Phattalung and Trang Provinces.

History[]

The minor district (king amphoe) was created in 1923, when it was split from Ron Phibun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1953.[1]

Administration[]

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (mubans). Cha-uat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Cha-uat and Tha Pra Cha. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Cha-uat ชะอวด 9 12,405
2. Tha Samet ท่าเสม็ด 7 4,765
3. Tha Pracha ท่าประจะ 6 7,180
4. Khreng เคร็ง 11 7,654
5. Wang Ang วังอ่าง 10 9,551
6. Ban Tun บ้านตูล 6 6,955
7. Khon Hat ขอนหาด 8 6,147
8. Ko Khan เกาะขันธ์ 9 8,903
9. Khuan Nong Hong ควนหนองหงษ์ 8 6,830
10. Khao Phra Thong เขาพระทอง 7 7,345
11. Nang Long นางหลง 7 6,492
 Map of tambons

References[]

  1. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอจักราช อำเภอสัตตหีบ อำเภอศรีสงคราม อำเภอชะอวด อำเภอหนองแซง อำเภอภาชี อำเภอเขาไชยสน อำเภอชุมพลบุรี อำเภอวาริชภูมิ อำเภอสบปราบ และอำเภอสุไหงโกลก พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๖ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 70 (17 ก): 368–371. March 10, 1953.

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