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Khlong Hat is the southeasternmost 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 Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi Province, Chachoengsao Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Buriram Province....
, eastern 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....
.

area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat (Thai: ) or Lakooch tree (Artocarpus lakoocha) along the canals (Khlong
Khlong

A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya River, the Tha Chin River, the Mae Klong River Rivers and their tributaries....
). When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Civil War migrated to the area of Khlong Hat.






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Khlong Hat is the southeasternmost 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 Sa Kaeo Province
Sa Kaeo Province

Sa Kaeo is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi Province, Chachoengsao Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Buriram Province....
, eastern 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 area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat (Thai: ) or Lakooch tree (Artocarpus lakoocha) along the canals (Khlong
Khlong

A khlong is the general name for a canal in the central plain of Thailand. These canals are spawned by the Chao Phraya River, the Tha Chin River, the Mae Klong River Rivers and their tributaries....
). When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Civil War migrated to the area of Khlong Hat. Then Thai government separated the four subdistricts Khlong Hat, Thai Udom, Sap Makrut and Sai Diao from Watthana Nakhon district
Amphoe Watthana Nakhon

Watthana Nakhon is a district in the central part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand....
 and created a minor district (King Amphoe) for better administration effective January 15 1985. Mr. Luean Lueanrangsi was the first head of the minor district. It was upgrated to a full district on May 21 1990.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Soi Dao
Amphoe Soi Dao

Soi Dao is a district in the northern part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand....
 of Chanthaburi Province
Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang Province and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand....
, Wang Sombun
Amphoe Wang Sombun

Wang Sombun is a district in the southwestern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand....
, Wang Nam Yen
Amphoe Wang Nam Yen

Wang Nam Yen is a district in the southern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand....
, Watthana Nakhon
Amphoe Watthana Nakhon

Watthana Nakhon is a district in the central part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand....
 and Aranyaprathet
Amphoe Aranyaprathet

Aranyaprathet is a district in Sa Kaeo Province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the East....
 of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province
Battambang Province

Battambang is a provinces of Cambodia of Cambodia. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Battambang. The name literally means loss of stick referring to a legend of Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung ....
 of Cambodia
Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 69 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 further 7 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.Khlong Hat???????139,206 
2.Thai Udom???????94,295 
3.Sap Makrut?????????114,692 
4.Sai Diao?????????93,871 
5.Khlong Kai Thuean?????????????115,797 
6.Benchakhon??????104,249 
7.Sai Thong??????83,250 


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