Makham district

Makham

มะขาม
Makham มะขาม
District
	Ban Wang Dab, a village in Ang Khiri sub-district
	District location in Chanthaburi province
	Coordinates: 12°40′25″N 102°11′48″E / 12.67361°N 102.19667°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Chanthaburi
Area
• Total	480.1 km2 (185.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	29,479
• Density	61.4/km2 (159/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	22150
Geocode	2205

Makham (Thai: มะขาม, pronounced [mā.kʰǎːm]) is a district (amphoe) in the centre of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1899, then named Tha Luang District. It dates back to an ancient Khmer city, which was under Thai rule since the Ayutthaya era. In 1917, it was renamed Makham.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Mueang Chanthaburi, Khao Khitchakut, Pong Nam Ron, and Khlung of Chanthaburi Province.

The important water resource is the Chanthaburi River.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 59 villages (mubans). Makham is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Makham. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[2]
1.	Makham	มะขาม	10	7,879
2.	Tha Luang	ท่าหลวง	08	2,328
3.	Patthawi	ปัถวี	12	6,884
4.	Wang Saem	วังแซ้ม	12	4,018
6.	Chaman	ฉมัน	09	4,021
8.	Ang Khiri	อ่างคีรี	08	4,916

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khao Khitchakut District.

References

^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)

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[1] ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.

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

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