Kanchanadit ( th, กาญจนดิษฐ์, ) is a district (''

amphoe An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...

'') in Surat Thani province, south

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History

Originally, the town was named ''Tha Thong'' (ท่าทอง) after the river of the same name (''Tha Thong Mai'', (named ''

Khlong A ''khlong'' ( th, คลอง, ), alternatively spelt as ''klong'' () commonly refers to a canal in Thailand. These canals are spawned by the rivers Chao Phraya, Tha Chin, and Mae Klong, along with their tributaries particularly in the low-ly ...

Tha Phet'' at the time). During the reign of King

Nangklao Nangklao ( th, พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว, ; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), birth name Thap ( th, ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam u ...

(Rama III), the town was moved because it was

malaria Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or death. S ...

-infested and renamed ''Kanchanadit''. It was a provincial town (''

mueang Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principali ...

'') under the control of the

Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom ( th, อาณาจักรนครศรีธรรมราช ), Nagara Sri Dharmarashtra or Kingdom of Ligor, was one of the major constituent city states (''mueang'') of the Siamese kingdoms of Sukhothai an ...

. After King

Mongkut Mongkut ( th, มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth monarch of Siam (Thailand) under the House of Chakri, titled Rama IV. He ruled from 1851 to 1868. His full title in Thai was ''Phra Bat Somdet Phra Menthora Ramathibod ...

took power, it was put under the supervision of Bangkok directly. In 1899, the province was merged with

Chaiya Chaiya ( th, ไชยา, ) is a former capital district ('' Amphoe mueang'') of Surat Thani province, Southern Thailand. The main town is Talat Chaiya. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Chang and Kapoe of R ...

and reduced to ''amphoe'' (district) status.

Geography

The district is in the eastern part of the province. It stretches from the coast to

Bandon Bay Bandon Bay ( th, อ่าวบ้านดอน, , ) is a bay in the Gulf of Thailand in Surat Thani Province, extending from the Sui cape in Chaiya District in the northwest to Kanchanadit District to the east. The total coastline is about ...

of the

Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around in l ...

in the north, the low river valley of the Tapi River to the west, and the

Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range The Nakhon Si Thammarat Range ( th, ทิวเขานครศรีธรรมราช, , ) is a mountain range on the Malay peninsula in southern Thailand, running in a north–south direction. This mountain chain is also sometimes named Ba ...

in the south and west.

Tai Rom Yen National Park Tai Romyen National Park ( th, ใต้ร่มเย็น) is in the east of Surat Thani Province in southern Thailand. The park consists of the northern end of the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range and is mostly covered with forests. It was ...

was created on 31 December 1991, protecting the forested hills of that mountain range. The main river in the district is the Tha Thong River, which empties into the Tapi estuary. Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise): Don Sak, Sichon, Nopphitam of

Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat Municipality ( th, เทศบาลนครนครศรีธรรมราช, ; from Pali ''Nagara Sri Dhammaraja'') is a municipality (''thesaban nakhon'') in Southern Thailand, capital of Nakhon Si Thammarat prov ...

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and Mueang Surat Thani. The main road through the district is

Thailand Route 401 Highway 401 is a national highway in Southern Thailand. It starts from the west coast of the Thai-Malay Peninsula at an intersection with Phetkasem Road (Highway 4) near Amphoe Takua Pa, Phang Nga Province. The route runs eastward through ...

, which connects Kanchanadit with the town of Surat Thani.

Thailand Route 44 Highway 44 is part of land bridge project running across the Kra Isthmus. It starts at intersection with Phetkasem highway (Highway 4) in Krabi Province, running northeast, and ends at intersection with Highway 401 in Surat Thani Province. It ...

begins at Route 401 and runs to the southwest as part of a land bridge across the Malay Peninsula.

Administration

Central

Kanchanadit district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 117 administrative villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...

s'').

Local

There are five sub-district municipalities ('' thesaban tambons'') in the district: * Kanchanadit (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Kadae. * Tha Thong Mai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Thong Mai. * Chang Sai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Chang Sai. * Krut (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Krut. * Chang Khwa (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Chang Khwa. There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Tha Thong Mai (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Thong Mai. * Tha Thong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Thong. * Thung Kong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thung Kong. * Phlai Wat (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Phlai Wat. * Pa Ron (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Pa Ron. * Takhian Thong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Takhian Thong. * Tha U-thae (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha U-thae. * Thung Rang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thung Rang. * Khlong Sa (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khlong Sa.

Notable people

Kroekrit Thaweekarn Kroekrit Thaweekarn ( th, เกริกฤทธิ์ ทวีกาญจน์; ) is a Thai professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger. International career Kroekrit represented Thailand at ...

, footballer

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanchanadit Districts of Surat Thani province