Lom Kao district
Lom Kao
หล่มเก่า | |
|---|---|
 District location in Phetchabun province | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′8″N 101°13′46″E / 16.88556°N 101.22944°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phetchabun |
| Area | |
• Total | 927.1 km2 (358.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 67,101 |
| • Density | 65.0/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 67120 |
| Geocode | 6704 |
Lom Kao (Thai: หล่มเก่า, pronounced [lòm kàw]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand.
History
[edit]The first record of Mueang Lom is found in Ram Khamhaeng the Great's stone pillar. In the Rattanakosin era, the area was populated by a large community of Lao people from Vientiane. The population grew due to further immigration from Luang Prabang and Vientiane, so the governor led some people to establish a new town near the Pa Sak River, now in the Lom Sak district.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Sai and Phu Ruea of Loei province and Nam Nao, Lom Sak, and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.
Administration
[edit]Central administration
[edit]Lom Kao district is divided into nine sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 99 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lom Kao | หล่มเก่า | 13 | 11,959 |
| 2. | Na Sam | นาซำ | 10 | 7,345 |
| 3. | Hin Hao | หินฮาว | 13 | 7,506 |
| 4. | Ban Noen | บ้านเนิน | 8 | 5,254 |
| 5. | Sila | ศิลา | 16 | 10,066 |
| 6. | Na Saeng | นาแซง | 7 | 3,921 |
| 7. | Wang Ban | วังบาล | 17 | 11,649 |
| 8. | Na Ko | นาเกาะ | 6 | 2,642 |
| 9. | Tat Kloi | ตาดกลอย | 9 | 6,759 |
Local administration
[edit]There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:
- Lom Kao (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลหล่มเก่า) consisting of parts of sub-district Lom Kao.
There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Lom Kao (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหล่มเก่า) consisting of parts of sub-district, Lom Kao.
- Na Sam (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาซำ) consisting of sub-district, Na Sam.
- Hin Hao (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหินฮาว) consisting of sub-district, Hin Hao.
- Ban Noen (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านเนิน) consisting of sub-district, Ban Noen.
- Sila (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลศิลา) consisting of sub-district, Sila.
- Na Saeng (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาแซง) consisting of sub-district, Na Saeng.
- Wang Ban (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลวังบาล) consisting of sub-district, Wang Ban.
- Na Ko (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาเกาะ) consisting of sub-district, Na Ko.
- Tat Kloi (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลตาดกลอย) consisting of sub-district, Tat Kloi.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
External links
[edit]- amphoe.com (Thai)
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