Phra Thong Kham ( th, พระทองคำ, ) 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 the northern part of
Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern
Thailand
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.
History
Tambon Sa Phra, Thap Rang, Phang Thiam, Nong Hoi and Map Krat were separated from
Non Thai district
Non Thai ( th, โนนไทย, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.
History
Originally, the area was ''Khwaeng San Thia'' (แขวงสันเทียะ). ''San Thia'' is Khmer, meaning ' ...
to create the Phra Thong Kham minor district on 15 July 1996.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August the upgrade became official.
Etymology
''Phra Thong Kham'' in
Thai language means 'Golden Lord Buddha image'. The name ''Phra Thong Kham'' has two origins:
the center of the minor district was in Ban Pa Kham, Tambon Sa Phra. The people selected the last words from the location name and add Thong as a middle word for good meaning; ''Phraya Palat Thong Kham'' was the husband of
Thao Suranaree
Thao Suranari ( th, ท้าวสุรนารี; 1771–1852) is the royally bestowed title of Lady Mo, also known as Ya Mo (, who was the wife of the deputy governor of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), the stronghold of Siamese control over ...
, the heroine of Nakhon Ratchasima.
Geography
Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise):
Chatturat and
Noen Sa-nga of
Chaiyaphum province
Chaiyaphum ( th, ชัยภูมิ, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), located in central northeastern Thailand , also called Isan. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopb ...
;
Khong,
Kham Sakaesaeng,
Non Thai, and
Dan Khun Thot of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.
Administration
The district is divided into five subdistricts (''
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''). The 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 ...
'') Phra Thong Kham covers parts of the ''tambon'' Sa Phra.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Phra Thong Kham
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