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Amphoe Chat Trakan

Amphoe Chat Trakan

Overview
Chat Trakan is the northernmost district (amphoe
Amphoe
An 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 Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos.-Etymology:The first element Phitsanu is a cognate...

, 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 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...

.

Mueang
Mueang
Mueang , Muang , Mường or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king...

Chat Trakan was an ancient city in the same age as Mueang Nakhon Thai. Originally part of Nakhon Thai district, it was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on May 1 1969,consisting of the two tambon Chat Trakan and Pa Daeng. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Haeo
Amphoe Na Haeo
Na Haeo is the westernmost district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Na Haeo area was the rural part of Dan Sai district. For the people in Na Haeo it was inconvenient to contact to the public services due to the large distance...

 of Loei Province
Loei Province
Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

, Nakhon Thai
Amphoe Nakhon Thai
Nakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...

, Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong
Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1895 in the name Nakhon Pa Mak district after the name of the central tambon, with the district office located at Ban Sam Ruen...

, Wat Bot
Amphoe Wat Bot
Wat Bot is a district in the northern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district on January 1, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6, 1956...

 of Phitsanulok Province, Thong Saen Khan
Amphoe Thong Saen Khan
Thong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phichai, Tron,Mueang Uttaradit, Tha Pla, Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province, Chat Trakan and Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province-History:The minor district was created on ...

 and Nam Pat
Amphoe Nam Pat
Nam 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...

 of Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...

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Chat Trakan is the northernmost district (amphoe
Amphoe
An 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 Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok Province
Phitsanulok is one of the provinces of Thailand, located in the North of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos.-Etymology:The first element Phitsanu is a cognate...

, 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 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


Mueang
Mueang
Mueang , Muang , Mường or Mong were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. The smaller of the Mueang were subordinate of more powerful neighboring Mueang, which in turn were subordinate to the central king...

Chat Trakan was an ancient city in the same age as Mueang Nakhon Thai. Originally part of Nakhon Thai district, it was made a minor district (King Amphoe) on May 1 1969,consisting of the two tambon Chat Trakan and Pa Daeng. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1 1974.

Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Haeo
Amphoe Na Haeo
Na Haeo is the westernmost district of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Na Haeo area was the rural part of Dan Sai district. For the people in Na Haeo it was inconvenient to contact to the public services due to the large distance...

 of Loei Province
Loei Province
Loei is one of the most sparsely populated provinces of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok...

, Nakhon Thai
Amphoe Nakhon Thai
Nakhon Thai is a district in the eastern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Wang Thong, Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, Na Haeo, Dan Sai of Loei Province and Khao Kho of Phetchabun Province.The Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is located in...

, Wang Thong
Amphoe Wang Thong
Wang Thong is a district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1895 in the name Nakhon Pa Mak district after the name of the central tambon, with the district office located at Ban Sam Ruen...

, Wat Bot
Amphoe Wat Bot
Wat Bot is a district in the northern part of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Wat Bot was separated from Phrom Phiram district and created as a minor district on January 1, 1948. It was upgraded to a full district on June 6, 1956...

 of Phitsanulok Province, Thong Saen Khan
Amphoe Thong Saen Khan
Thong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phichai, Tron,Mueang Uttaradit, Tha Pla, Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province, Chat Trakan and Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province-History:The minor district was created on ...

 and Nam Pat
Amphoe Nam Pat
Nam 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...

 of Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit Province
Uttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...

. And to the east it borders Xaignabouli
Xaignabouli Province
Sainyabuli 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 Laos
Laos
Laos , 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...

.

Chat Trakan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River
Khwae Noi River, Phitsanulok
The Khwae Noi River is a river in northern Thailand. It shares the same name as another river in Thailand, the popular tourist attraction also known as "The River Kwai." These are two distinct bodies of water.-Etymology:...

 flows through Chat Trakan, as well as the lesser Kap (Thai: ลำน้ำคับ), Phak (Thai: ลำน้ำภาค) and Kleung (Thai: ลำน้ำคลึง) Rivers.

The Namtok Chat Trakan National Park
Namtok Chat Trakan National Park
Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is a national park located in the Phitsanulok Province of Thailand. It encompasses a substantial portion of Amphoe Chat Trakan.-Topography:Most of the park is mountains covered with evergreen forest...

 is located in Chat Trakan district.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 6 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 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 72 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Pa Daeng covers parts of tambon Pa Daeng and Tha Sakae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
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. Pa Daeng
Pa Daeng
Pa Daeng is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Pa Daeng lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

ป่าแดง 12 7,774
2. Chat Trakan
Chat Trakan
Chat Trakan is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Chat Trakan lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

ชาติตระการ 9 4,608
3. Suan Miang
Suan Miang
Suan Miang is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Suan Miang lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

สวนเมี่ยง 10 5,559
4. Ban Dong
Ban Dong
Ban Dong is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Ban Dong lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

บ้านดง 10 7,809
5. Bo Phak
Bo Phak
Bo Phak is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Bo Phak lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

บ่อภาค 16 7,751
6. Tha Sakae
Tha Sakae
Tha Sakae is a subdistrict in the Chat Trakan District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand.-Geography:Tha Sakae lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.-Administration:...

ท่าสะแก 15 5,145

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