Hankha District

      Hankha
      หันคา
      —  Amphoe  —
      Amphoe location in Chainat Province
      Coordinates: 14°58′52″N 100°0′53″E / 14.98111°N 100.01472°E / 14.98111; 100.01472Coordinates: 14°58′52″N 100°0′53″E / 14.98111°N 100.01472°E / 14.98111; 100.01472
      Country  Thailand
      Province Chainat
      Seat Hankha
      Area
       • Total 529.33 km2 (204.38 sq mi)
      Population (2005)
       • Total 56,394
       • Density 106.5/km2 (276/sq mi)
      Time zone THA (UTC+7)
      Postal code 17130
      Geocode 1806

      Hankha (Thai: หันคา) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

      History

      Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao (เดิมบางเก่า), it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang district.[1] In 1927 the district office was moved to Hankha market, and in 1939 the district name was changed accordingly to Hankha.[2]

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      Geography

      Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Mamong, Wat Sing, Mueang Chainat and Sankhaburi of Chainat Province, Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province, Noen Kham of Chainat Province again and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province.

      The important water resource is the Tha Chin River.

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      Administration

      The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Hankha and Sam Ngam Tha Bot each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

      No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[3]
      01. Hankha หันคา 11 10,159
      02. Ban Chian บ้านเชี่ยน 12 08,976
      05. Phrai Nok Yung ไพรนกยูง 13 04,923
      06. Nong Saeng หนองแซง 20 07,643
      07. Huai Ngu ห้วยงู 11 05,943
      08. Wang Kai Thuean วังไก่เถื่อน 11 07,828
      09. Den Yai เด่นใหญ่ 11 05,120
      11. Sam Ngam Tha Bot สามง่ามท่าโบสถ์ 10 05,312

      Missing numbers are tambon which now form Noen Kham district.

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      References

      1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย ประกาศตั้งอำเภอเดิมบางและเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอเดิมบางเก่าเป็นอำเภอบ้านเชียน". Royal Gazette (in Thai) 28 (0 ง): 299–300. May 21 1911. 
      2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒". Royal Gazette (in Thai) 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17 1939. 
      3. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. 
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      Last modified on 27 February 2013, at 21:05