Kantharawichai ( th, กันทรวิชัย, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in the northern part of
Maha Sarakham province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Mueang Maha Sarakham,
Kosum Phisai, and
Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province;
Yang Talat and
Khong Chai
Khong may refer to:
* Khong District, Laos, a district of Champasak Province
** Khong Island, in Laos
* Khong District, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
* Khong, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
People with the surname
*Lawrence Khong (born 195 ...
of
Kalasin province
Kalasin ( th, กาฬสินธุ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in upper northeastern Thailand, also called Isan. The province was established by the Act Establishing Changwat Kalasin, BE 2490 (194 ...
.
History
The district dates back to the ''
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 principal ...
'' Kanthang (กันทาง), which was founded in 1785 under the name Khanthathirat (คันธาธิราช). In 1874 it was renamed ''Mueang'' Kantharawichai.
The ''mueang'' was converted to a district in 1900. In 1913 it was transferred from Kalasin to Maha Sarakham Province, and in 1915 the district office in Ban Khok Phra was opened. In 1917 the district was renamed Khok Phra accordingly, but the historic name was restored in 1939.
Administration
The district is divided into 10 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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 183 villages (''
mubans''). Khok Phra is a township (''
thesaban tambon
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 ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Khok Phra. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Kantharawichai
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