Chat Trakan District

Chat Trakan (Thai: ชาติตระการ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰâːt trā.kāːn]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Phitsanulok Province, central Thailand.

Chat Trakan

ชาติตระการ
District
Chat Trakan Waterfall
Amphoe location in Phitsanulok Province
Coordinates: 17°16′36″N 100°35′57″E
CountryThailand
ProvincePhitsanulok
SeatPa Daeng
Area
 • Total1,586.2 km2 (612.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total38,646
 • Density24.4/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code65170
Geocode6503

History

Mueang Chat Trakan was an ancient city of the same era as Mueang Nakhon Thai. Originally part of Nakhon Thai District, it was made a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 May 1969, consisting of the two tambon Chat Trakan and Pa Daeng.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1974.[2] It was a scene of conflict in the Thai–Laotian Border War (December 1987 – February 1988.)

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Haeo of Loei Province, Nakhon Thai, Wang Thong, Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thong Saen Khan and Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province. And to the east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.

Chat Trakan lies within the Nan Basin, part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through Chat Trakan, as well as the lesser Kap (Thai: ลำน้ำคับ), Phak (Thai: ลำน้ำภาค) and Kleung (Thai: ลำน้ำคลึง) Rivers.

Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is in Chat Trakan District. The northeastern part of the district is in the southernmost prolongation of the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Pa Daeng covers parts of tambons Pa Daeng and Tha Sakae. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Pa Daengป่าแดง127,774
2.Chat Trakanชาติตระการ94,608
3.Suan Miangสวนเมี่ยง105,559
4.Ban Dongบ้านดง107,809
5.Bo Phakบ่อภาค167,751
6.Tha Sakaeท่าสะแก155,145

Temples

There are 36 active Buddhist temples in Chat Trakan.[4]

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References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 86 (42 ง): 1696. May 13, 1969.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาวง อำเภอเชียงม่วน อำเภอดอนตาล อำเภอชาติตระการ อำเภอภูเรือ อำเภอเคียนซา อำเภอน้ำโสม อำเภอหนองวัวซอ และอำเภอน้ำยืน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๗ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 91 (54 ก special issue): 30–33. March 28, 1974.
  3. ดร.กระมล ทองธรรมชาติ และคณะ, สังคมศึกษา ศาสนาและวัฒนธรรม ม.1, สำนักพิมพ์ อักษรเจริญทัศน์ อจท. จำกัด, 2548, หน้า 24-25
  4. Culture.Pitlok.net Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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