Kantharalak ( th, กันทรลักษ์, ) 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 southeastern part of
Sisaket province, northeastern
Thailand.
History
The old name of ''Kantharalak'' was ''
Mueang Uthumphon Phisai'', controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with latter-day
Uthumphon Phisai district.) The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district name was changed from ''Nam Om'' to ''Kantharalak''.
Etymology
The name ''Kantharalak'' means 'countless ravines', from
Pali ''kandara'' ('ravine') and the Sanskrit ''
lakṣa'' (लक्ष), 'a hundred thousand'.
Geography
The district is defined in the south by the
Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Khun Han,
Si Rattana, and
Benchalak of Sisaket Province;
Thung Si Udom and
Nam Khun of
Ubon Ratchathani province;
Preah Vihear and
Oddar Meancheay of
Cambodia.
The
Khao Phra Wihan National Park
Khao Phra Wihan National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาพระวิหาร) is a protected natural area in Sisaket Province, Thailand, that contains numerous ruins of the 11th century Khmer Empire. The par ...
office is in the district, while the main attraction of the park, the Khmer ruins of
Prasat Preah Vihear
Preah Vihear Temple ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ ''Prasat Preah Vihear'') is an ancient Khmer temple built during the period of the Khmer Empire, that is situated on the top of a cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, i ...
, is across the border in Cambodia.
Administration
Central administration
The district is divided into 20 subdistricts (''
tambons''), which are further subdivided into 279 administrative 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'').
Missing numbers belong to ''tambon'' which now form Benchalak district
Benchalak ( th, เบญจลักษ์, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The minor district (''king amphoe'') was created on 31 May 1993, when five ''tambons'' were split off from Kantharala ...
.
Local administration
There is one town (''
thesaban mueang
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 ...
'') in the district:
*
Kantharalak (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-districts Nam Om and Nong Ya Lat.
There are two sub-district municipalities (''
thesaban tambon'') in the district:
* Nong Ya Lat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Ya Lat.
* Suan Kluai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Suan Kluai.
There are 18
subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Bueng Malu (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Bueng Malu.
* Kut Salao (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Kut Salao.
* Mueang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Mueang.
* Sang Mek (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Sang Mek.
* Nam Om (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Nam Om.
* Lalai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Lalai.
* Rung (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Rung.
* Trakat (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Trakat.
* Chan Yai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Chan Yai.
* Phu Ngoen (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Phu Ngoen.
* Cham (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Cham.
* Krachaeng (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Krachaeng.
* Non Samran (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Non Samran.
* Sao Thong Chai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Sao Thong Chai.
* Khanun (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khanun.
* Wiang Nuea (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wiang Nuea.
* Thung Yai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thung Yai.
* Phu Pha Mok (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Phu Pha Mok.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Sisaket Database(Thai)
Kantharalak
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