Kaeng Khoi district
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Kaeng Khoi
แก่งคอย | |
|---|---|
 Kaeng Khoi Railway Station | |
 Amphoe location in Saraburi Province | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′11″N 100°59′52″E / 14.58639°N 100.99778°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Saraburi |
| Seat | Kaeng Khoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 801.1 km2 (309.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 88,921 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 18110 |
| Geocode | 1902 |
Kaeng Khoi (Thai: แก่งคอย, pronounced [kɛ̀ŋ kʰɔ̄ːj]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Saraburi Province, central Thailand.
History
The district was created in 1827 and called khwaeng Kaeng Khoi. The district office was in Ban Tan Diao. In 1897, the khwaeng was converted to an amphoe. The office of the district was moved from the Pa Sak River bank to nearby Kaeng Khoi railway station in 1915.
Its name "Kaeng Khoi" comes from Raeng Khoi (แร้งคอย), that refers to "vulture waiting". Because the district in the past is gateway to "Dong Phaya Fai" (ดงพญาไฟ) or Dong Phaya Yen today. The large rainforest is full of wildlife and dangerous including malaria. There are a lot of people who die while traveling here, so often that the vultures gathered to waiting for eat the corpses.[1]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phatthana Nikhom of Lopburi Province, Wang Muang and Muak Lek of Saraburi Province, Mueang Nakhon Nayok and Ban Na of Nakhon Nayok Province, Wihan Daeng, Mueang Saraburi, and Chaloem Phra Kiat of Saraburi.
The district marks the western end of Khao Yai National Park. In the southern part of the district is the Chet Khot-Pong Kon Sao Nature Study Centre, containing several waterfalls.
Administration
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (muban). Kaeng Khoi is a town (thesaban mueang) and Thap Kwang a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), both covering the same-named tambon. There are 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO) in the district.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kaeng Khoi | แก่งคอย | - | 11,921 |
| 2. | Thap Kwang | ทับกวาง | 10 | 14,991 |
| 3. | Tan Diao | ตาลเดี่ยว | 11 | 9,487 |
| 4. | Huai Haeng | ห้วยแห้ง | 12 | 6,947 |
| 5. | Tha Khlo | ท่าคล้อ | 11 | 4,619 |
| 6. | Hin Son | หินซ้อน | 9 | 3,535 |
| 7. | Ban That | บ้านธาตุ | 5 | 1,807 |
| 8. | Ban Pa | บ้านป่า | 10 | 9,028 |
| 9. | Tha Tum | ท่าตูม | 4 | 2,130 |
| 10. | Cha-om | ชะอม | 11 | 6,891 |
| 11. | Song Khon | สองคอน | 11 | 6,180 |
| 12. | Tao Pun | เตาปูน | 7 | 2,029 |
| 13. | Cham Phak Phaeo | ชำผักแพว | 10 | 5,849 |
| 15. | Tha Maprang | ท่ามะปราง | 5 | 3,507 |
Geocode 14 is not used.
References
- ^ สมภพ เจ้าเก่า (2010-04-03). "เมืองแก่งคอย ย้อนรอยสงครามโลก". Bloggang (in Thai).
External links
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