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Chaloem Phra Kiat is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Nan Province
Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit province, Phrae province and Phayao province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

district was created on December 5 1996, together with four other districts named Chaloem Phra Kiat
Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat

There are five Amphoe named Chaloem Phra Kiat in Thailand. All were created in 1996 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascension to the throne, becoming effective on December 5th, the birthday of the King....
 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 ascension to the throne.

The area of the district was created from two districts - tambon Huai Kon was previously part of Thung Chang district
Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
, while Khun Nan came from Bo Kluea district
Amphoe Bo Kluea

Bo Kluea is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
.

hboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Bo Kluea
Amphoe Bo Kluea

Bo Kluea is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
, Pua
Amphoe Pua

Pua is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
 and Thung Chang
Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
.






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Chaloem Phra Kiat is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) of Nan Province
Nan Province

Nan is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit province, Phrae province and Phayao province....
, northern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

History

The district was created on December 5 1996, together with four other districts named Chaloem Phra Kiat
Amphoe Chaloem Phra Kiat

There are five Amphoe named Chaloem Phra Kiat in Thailand. All were created in 1996 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej ascension to the throne, becoming effective on December 5th, the birthday of the King....
 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 ascension to the throne.

The area of the district was created from two districts - tambon Huai Kon was previously part of Thung Chang district
Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
, while Khun Nan came from Bo Kluea district
Amphoe Bo Kluea

Bo Kluea is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Bo Kluea
Amphoe Bo Kluea

Bo Kluea is a district in the eastern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
, Pua
Amphoe Pua

Pua is a district in the central part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
 and Thung Chang
Amphoe Thung Chang

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand....
. To the north and east is Xaignabouli Province
Xaignabouli Province

Sainyabuli is a province of Laos, located in the northwest of the country....
 of Laos
Laos

Laos , officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a 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....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 2 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 22 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). There are no municipal (thesaban
Thesaban

Thesaban are the municipalities in Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities - city, town and subdistrict municipality. Both Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities outside the thesaban system....
) areas, and 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 		    
1.Huai Kon????????72,832 
2.Khun Nan???????156,328 


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