Khao Chamao ( th, เขาชะเมา, ) 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
Rayong province
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, eastern
Thailand
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.
History
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 ...
'') was split off from
Klaeng district on 31 May 1993.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. With publication in the ''Royal Gazette'' on 24 August the upgrade became official.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Bo Thong of
Chonburi province
Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...
,
Kaeng Hang Maeo of
Chanthaburi province, and
Klaeng and
Wang Chan
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of Rayong Province.
Administration
The district is divided into four 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 21 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
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The mu ...
s''), but there are four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
Bibliography
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Khao Chamao - Khao Wong National Park(October 27, 2013).Retrieve October 27, 2013, from https://web.archive.org/web/20130911180508/http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=108&lg=2
*
Khao Chamao - Khao Wong National Park(October 27, 2013).Retrieve October 27, 2013, from http://www.naturethai.net/National-Park-in-Eastern-Thailand/Khao-Chamao-Khao-Wong-National-Park.html
External links
amphoe.comKhao Chamao/Khao Wong National Park
{{Amphoe Rayong
Khao Chamao