Hankha District

Hankha
Hankha; หันคา
	District
	District location in Chai Nat Province
	Coordinates: 14°58′52″N 100°0′53″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chai Nat
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	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	17130
Geocode	1806

Hankha (Thai: หันคา, pronounced [hǎn.kʰāː]) is a district (amphoe) in the southwestern part of Chai Nat 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]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Mamong, Wat Sing, Mueang Chai Nat, and Sankhaburi of Chai Nat Province; Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri Province; Noen Kham of Chai Nat Province; and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province.

The important water resource is the Tha Chin River.

Administration

The district is divided into eight sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (mubans). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon): Hankha and Sam Ngam Tha Bot each cover parts of tambons of the same name. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[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

ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย ประกาศตั้งอำเภอเดิมบางและเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอเดิมบางเก่าเป็นอำเภอบ้านเชียน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 28 (0 ง): 299–300. May 21, 1911.
พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.
"Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.

External links

amphoe.com

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[1] ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย ประกาศตั้งอำเภอเดิมบางและเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอเดิมบางเก่าเป็นอำเภอบ้านเชียน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 28 (0 ง): 299–300. May 21, 1911.

[2] พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.

[3] "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.