Huai Krachao ( th, ห้วยกระเจา, ) is a district (''

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'') in the eastern part of Kanchanaburi province, central

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History

''Tambons'' Huai Krachao, Wang Phai, Sa Long Ruea, and Don Salaep were separated from Phanom Thuan district and formed the 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 ...

'') Huai Krachao on 30 April 1994. It was upgraded to district status on 11 October 1997.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Phanom Thuan, Bo Phloi, Lao Khwan of Kanchanaburi Province and

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of Suphanburi province.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 67 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 (''

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 ...

'') areas. There are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com
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