Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ, ) 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 ...
'') of
Phetchabun province
Phetchabun ( th, เพชรบูรณ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phic ...
, northern
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.
Etymology
The name of the district comes from
Khao Kho
Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the Phetchabun Mountains.
Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak o ...
, a peak in the
Phetchabun Mountains
The Phetchabun mountains ( th, ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, , ) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sa ...
, named either after ''
Livistona speciosa
''Livistona speciosa'' is a species of fan palm in the family Arecaceae.
Description and distribution
It is a tall palm that can reach 25 m in length and a diameter of 30 cm. It has large fan-shaped leaves.
''Livistona speciosa'' is native ...
'', a kind of palm tree, or after the
Ceylon oak
''Schleichera'' is a monotypic taxon, monotypic genus of plants in the Sapindus, soapberry family, Sapindaceae. There is only one species, ''Schleichera oleosa'', a tree that occurs in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Species
''Schl ...
. Both species are known as ''kho'' ( th, ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area.
History
Khao Kho was established as a minor district (''
king 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 ...
'') on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two ''tambons'' Thung Samo and Khaem Son from
Lom Sak district
Lom Sak (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northern part of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand.
History
The history of Lom Sak area dates back to the founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom in the 13th century. The governor of ''Mueang'' Rat ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.
Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the
Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Lom Kao,
Lom Sak and
Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province,
Noen Maprang,
Wang Thong )
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and
Nakhon Thai of
Phitsanulok province, and
Dan Sai
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People
* Dan (name), including a list of people with the name
** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark
* Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa
**Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoir ...
of
Loei province.
The
Phetchabun Mountains
The Phetchabun mountains ( th, ทิวเขาเพชรบูรณ์, , ) are a mountain massif in Phetchabun, Phitsanulok, Loei and Chaiyaphum Provinces, Thailand. It consists of two parallel mountain chains, with the valley of the Pa Sa ...
are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.
Administration
The district is divided into seven 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 72 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''). There are no municipal areas (''
thesaban
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
s'') in the district. There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Population
At present, Khek Noi Sub-district is home to the largest
Hmong
Hmong may refer to:
* Hmong people, an ethnic group living mainly in Southwest China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand
* Hmong cuisine
* Hmong customs and culture
** Hmong music
** Hmong textile art
* Hmong language, a continuum of closely related ton ...
community in Thailand.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Khao Kho
Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the Phetchabun Mountains.
Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak o ...
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