Khong Chai district

Coordinates: 16°15′42″N 103°27′30″E / 16.26167°N 103.45833°E / 16.26167; 103.45833
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Khong Chai
ฆ้องชัย
UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code46130
Geocode4618

Khong Chai (

amphoe) in the southern part of Kalasin province, northeastern Thailand
.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Yang Talat, Mueang Kalasin, Kamalasai of Kalasin Province, Changhan of Roi Et province, Mueang Maha Sarakham and Kantharawichai of Maha Sarakham province.

History

Mueang Fa Daet Song Yang (Thai: เมืองฟ้าแดดสงยาง) is the site of a prehistoric community surrounded by earthen mounds about five kilometres long. Evidence of its civilization are religious ruins in and around it, and a large concentration of boundary stones called bai sema or sema hin (ใบเสมา, เสมาหิน).[citation needed]

The minor district (

Kamalasai district on 1 July 1997.[1]

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Economy

The district is the site of some of Thailand's largest

Saraburi. Health officials maintain that levels of contaminants are low and do not pose a threat to people's health or the ecosystem.[4]

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Khong Chai Phatthana ฆ้องชัยพัฒนา 11 6,658
2. Lao Klang เหล่ากลาง 8 4,541
3. Khok Sa-at โคกสะอาด 12 7,531
4. Non Sila Loeng โนนศิลาเลิง 9 4,556
5. Lam Chi ลำชี 8 3,812

References

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอกมลาไสย จังหวัดกาฬสินธุ์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอฆ้องชัย (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 114 (Special 51 ง): 4. 25 Jun 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 24, 2012.
  2. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550. Manager Online (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 Aug 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Phuphuangpet, Yongyuth (27 August 2018). "E-waste sorting 'a valid source of income'". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

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