AMPHOE KANCHANADIT

'Kanchanadit' () is a district (''Amphoe'') in the province Surat Thani in the south of Thailand.

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History

Geography

Administration

External links

History

Originally the town was named ''Thathong'' (ท่าทอง) and was located at the shore of Khlong Thathong Mai (named Khlong Tha Phechon at that time). During the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) the town was moved because its location was malaria-infested, and renamed to Kanchanadit. It was a provincial town (''Mueang'') under the control of Nakhon Si Thammarat. During the reign of Rama IV it was put under supervision of Bangkok directly. In 1899 the province was merged with Chaiya and was thus reduced to be an Amphoe.

Geography

The district is located in the eastern part of the province. It stretches from the coast to the Bandon Bay of the Gulf of Thailand in the north, the low river valley of the Tapi River to the west, and the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range in the south and west. The Tai Rom Yen National Park was created on December 31 1991, protecting the forested hills of that mountain range. The main river in the district is the Thathong River, which empties into the Tapi estuary.
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Don Sak, Sichon and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Ban Na San and Mueang Surat Thani.
The main road through the district is Thai highway 401, which connects Kanchanadit with the town Surat Thani. Highway 44 begin at highway 401 and runs to the southwest as part of a landbridge across the Malay Peninsula.

Administration

The district Kanchanadit is subdivided into 13 subdisticts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (''muban''). There are two townships (''thesaban tambon'') - Kanchanadit covering ''tambon'' Ka Dae and Tha Thong Mai covering parts of the ''tambon'' Tha Thong Mai. There are also 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO), for each ''tambon'' except Ka Dae which is administrated completely by the ''thesaban tambon''.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Tha Thong Mai  ท่าทองใหม่  5 9,511 2. Tha Thong ท่าทอง 9 5,686 3. Kadae กะแดะ 9 9,423 4. Thung Kong ทุ่งกง 5 4,863 5. Krut กรูด 10 8,837 6. Chang Sai ช้างซ้าย 12 9,814 7. Phlai Wat พลายวาส 9 6,491 8. Pa Ron ป่าร่อน 7 6,664 9. Takhian Thong ตะเคียนทอง 7 6,405 10. Chang Khwa ช้างขวา 14 9,504 11. Tha U-thae ท่าอุแท 13 9,966 12. Thung Rang ทุ่งรัง 5 3,931 13. Khlong Sa คลองสระ 9 5,452

Map of Tambon

External links

★ http://www.kanchanaditcity.org (Thai)