Chonnabot district

Chonnabot

ชนบท
Chonnabot ชนบท
District
	District location in Khon Kaen province
	Coordinates: 16°5′18″N 102°37′18″E / 16.08833°N 102.62167°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Khon Kaen
Seat	Chonnabot
Area
• Total	404.29 km2 (156.10 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	48,756
• Density	120.6/km2 (312/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	40180
Geocode	4018

Chonnabot (Thai: ชนบท, pronounced [tɕʰōn.nā.bòt]; Northeastern Thai: ซนบท,^{[citation needed]} pronounced [so᷇n.nā.bǒt]) is a district (amphoe) of Khon Kaen province, northeastern Thailand.

History

Mueang Chonbot (ชลบถ) was established at the beginning of the Rattanakosin era of around 1783. Its center was at Ban Nong Kong Kaeo. In 1914, it was converted to a district. In 1943 it was downgraded to be part of Ban Phai district.^[1] In 1966, the district was re-established, consisting of tambons Chonnabot, Kut Phia Khom, Ban Thaen, and Wang Saeng.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mancha Khiri, Ban Phai, Non Sila, Phon, Waeng Yai and Khok Pho Chai.

Economy

As of 2019^[update], Thai sugar giant, the Mitr Phol Group, plans to construct a sugarcane mill and biomass power plant in the district. The initiative will occupy 4,000 rai (640 ha; 1,600 acres) of three of the province's neighbouring districts: Chonnabot, Ban Phai, and Non Sila. The operation will form part of the Ban Phai Bio-Hub Industrial Estate and is linked to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Mitr Phol's plans have been met with some opposition from local residents.^[3] Mitr Phol has pledged that the factory will have no adverse environmental effects.^[4]

Administration

The district is divided into eight subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 80 villages (mubans). Chonnabot is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambons Chonnabot and Si Bun Rueang. There are a further eight tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Chonnabot	ชนบท	13	9338
2.	Kut Phia Khom	กุดเพียขอม	7	3815
3.	Wang Saeng	วังแสง	11	7362
4.	Huai Kae	ห้วยแก	9	5805
5.	Ban Thaen	บ้านแท่น	8	4365
6.	Si Bun Rueang	ศรีบุญเรือง	12	6792
7.	Non Phayom	โนนพะยอม	10	6328
8.	Po Daeng	ปอแดง	10	4951

References

^ ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอชุมแพและยุบอำเภอชนบท จังหวัดขอนแก่น (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 60 (41 ง): 2423. August 3, 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012.
^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอชนบท พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๙ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 83 (10 ก): 113–115. February 1, 1966. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
^ Vaikuntapathi, Priya (25 September 2019). "Sweetness & Power (14) – Picking a fight with Big Sugar". The Isaan Record. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "Mitr Phol pledges no environmental effects from new Khon Kaen factory". The Nation. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

External links

[1] ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอชุมแพและยุบอำเภอชนบท จังหวัดขอนแก่น (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 60 (41 ง): 2423. August 3, 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 6, 2012.

[2] พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอชนบท พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๙ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 83 (10 ก): 113–115. February 1, 1966. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.

[3] Vaikuntapathi, Priya (25 September 2019). "Sweetness & Power (14) – Picking a fight with Big Sugar". The Isaan Record. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

[4] "Mitr Phol pledges no environmental effects from new Khon Kaen factory". The Nation. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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