Ban Khok is the northeasternmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Uttaradit ProvinceUttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...
, northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
The minor district (
King Amphoe) Ban Khok was established on July 1 1977, when the two
tambon Ban Khok and Muang Chet Ton were split off from
Fak Tha districtFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
. On August 12 1987 it was upgraded to a full district.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Nam PatNam Pat is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province...
and
Fak ThaFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
of Uttaradit Province,
Na MuenNa Muean is a district in the southern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Na Muean was established on October 9 1978 as a subordinate of Na Noi district, from which it was split off. Originally it consisted of the three tambon Na Thanung, Bo Kaeo and Mueang Li...
and
Na NoiNa Noi is a district in Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Na Noi was originally named Wiang Si Sa Ket . In 1899 it became part of the province Nan. Though it was originally planned to merge Sisaket and Tha Pla into one district, in 1903 Tha Plan was integrated into Uttaradit Province...
of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
.
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Ban Khok is the northeasternmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Uttaradit ProvinceUttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...
, northern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
History
The minor district (
King Amphoe) Ban Khok was established on July 1 1977, when the two
tambon Ban Khok and Muang Chet Ton were split off from
Fak Tha districtFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
. On August 12 1987 it was upgraded to a full district.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Nam PatNam Pat is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province...
and
Fak ThaFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
of Uttaradit Province,
Na MuenNa Muean is a district in the southern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Na Muean was established on October 9 1978 as a subordinate of Na Noi district, from which it was split off. Originally it consisted of the three tambon Na Thanung, Bo Kaeo and Mueang Li...
and
Na NoiNa Noi is a district in Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Na Noi was originally named Wiang Si Sa Ket . In 1899 it became part of the province Nan. Though it was originally planned to merge Sisaket and Tha Pla into one district, in 1903 Tha Plan was integrated into Uttaradit Province...
of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
. To the east is
Xaignabouli ProvinceSainyabuli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country.-Geography:The province is located in the northwest of the country, and covers all the area west of the Mekong river...
of
LaosLaos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
.
The main river of the district is the
Pat RiverThe Pat River is a river of Thailand and part of the Chao Phraya River basin. It joins the Nan River in Uttaradit Province.-See also:*Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River...
, a tributary of the
Nan RiverThe Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.-Geography:The Nan River originates in Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Province are Uttaradit, Phitsanulok and Phichit. The Yom River joins the Nan River at Chum Saeng...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (
tambonTambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 31 villages (
mubanMuban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Ban Khok is a township (
thesaban tambon) which covers parts of
tambon Ban Khok. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Muang Chet Ton |
ม่วงเจ็ดต้น |
7 |
3,625 |
|
| 2. |
Ban Khok |
บ้านโคก |
7 |
3,816 |
|
| 3. |
Na Khum |
นาขุม |
7 |
3,405 |
|
| 4. |
Bo Bia |
บ่อเบี้ย |
10 |
3,445 |
|
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