Pak Thong Chai is a 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....
) in the southern part of
Nakhon Ratchasima ProvinceNakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Lopburi.The capital of the province is The City of Nakhon Ratchasima located in...
, northeastern
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 area was an important city since the
KhmerThe Khmer Empire was the third largest empire of South East Asia , based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia...
era, controlled by
MueangMueang , 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...
PhimaiPhimai is a township in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province in the northeast of Thailand. The town is located at . As of 2005 the town has a population of 9,768. The town is the administrative center of the Phimai district....
. In the reign of King
U ThongUthong or Ramathibodi I was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya , reigning from 1351 to 1369. He was known as Prince U Thong before he ascended to the throne on March 4, 1351...
of
AyutthayaAyutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 until it was invaded by the Burmese. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up...
it was named
Mueang Pak. When King
NaraiNarai became king of the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam, today's Thailand, in 1656. His reign saw a major expansion of diplomatic missions to and from Western powers, most notably France, England, and the Vatican. Missions were also sent and received from Persia, India, China, as well as other...
the Great built
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya,
Mueang Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called Dan Chapo (ด่านจะโปะ).
Pak Thong Chai is a 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....
) in the southern part of
Nakhon Ratchasima ProvinceNakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Prachinburi, Nakhon Nayok, Saraburi, Lopburi.The capital of the province is The City of Nakhon Ratchasima located in...
, northeastern
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 area was an important city since the
KhmerThe Khmer Empire was the third largest empire of South East Asia , based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia...
era, controlled by
MueangMueang , 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...
PhimaiPhimai is a township in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province in the northeast of Thailand. The town is located at . As of 2005 the town has a population of 9,768. The town is the administrative center of the Phimai district....
. In the reign of King
U ThongUthong or Ramathibodi I was the first king of the kingdom Ayutthaya , reigning from 1351 to 1369. He was known as Prince U Thong before he ascended to the throne on March 4, 1351...
of
AyutthayaAyutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767 until it was invaded by the Burmese. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up...
it was named
Mueang Pak. When King
NaraiNarai became king of the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam, today's Thailand, in 1656. His reign saw a major expansion of diplomatic missions to and from Western powers, most notably France, England, and the Vatican. Missions were also sent and received from Persia, India, China, as well as other...
the Great built
Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya,
Mueang Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called Dan Chapo (ด่านจะโปะ). King
TaksinTaksin was King of Siam Empire. He was greatly revered for his leadership in liberation of Siam from the Burmese occupation after the Fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 and unification of Siam under various warlords...
the Great changed the name of the city to be Pak Thong Chai and arranged this area for Lao people from
VientianeVientiane is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. It is also Laos's largest city. The estimated population of the city is 200,000 while the number of people living in the Vientiane metropolitan area is believed to be over 730,000...
kingdom. He promoted Phia Upparacha of Vientiane to be Phraya Wongsa Akkharat (พระยาวงษาอรรคราช), the governor of Pak Thong Chai.
King
ChulalongkornPhra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...
(Rama V) changed the city status to a 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....
) in 1908 as part of the
thesaphiban administrative reforms.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Sung NoenSung Noen is a district in western part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of Sung Noen was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Sema and Mueang Khorakha Pura . When the Northeastern railway was finished, the community in Ban Sung Noen due to the passing...
,
Mueang Nakhon RatchasimaMueang Nakhon Ratchasima is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is City of Nakhon Ratchasima.-Introduction:...
,
Chok ChaiChok Chai is a district in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The district was originally named Kra Thok . Due to the old name was not smooth, the government renamed to be Chok Chai in 1945...
,
Khon BuriKhon Buri is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Khon Buri in Thai language means the origin of the river, which refers to one of tributaries of the Mun river passing through. In the past it was called Ban Khon Buri...
and
Wang Nam KhiaoWang Nam Khiao is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Wang Nam Khiao was created by separating the four tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Wang Mi, Udom Sap and Raroeng of Pak Thong Chai district in April 1, 1992...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 16 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 215 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...
). There are six subdistrict municipalities (
thesaban tambon) -
Mueang Pak covering part of
tambon Mueang Pak and Thong Chai Nuea,
Pak Thong Chai further part of
tambon Pak Thong Chai and
Takhop covering part of
tambon Takhop,
Nok Ok,
Lam Nang Kaeo and
Bo Pla Thong, and Nok Ok, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Pla Thong each cover further parts of the same-named
tambon.
| No. |
Name |
Thai |
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. |
Mueang Pak |
เมืองปัก |
18,515 |
| 2. |
Takhu |
ตะคุ |
12,224 |
| 3. |
Khok Thai |
โคกไทย |
4,577 |
| 4. |
Samrong |
สำโรง |
3,445 |
| 5. |
Takhop |
ตะขบ |
14,214 |
| 6. |
Nok Ok Nok Ok is a subdistrict municipality in Pak Thong Chai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring subdistricts are Mueang Pak, Don, Kaem Sap, Sakae Rat, and Ngio.-History:...
|
นกออก |
6,083 |
| 7. |
Don |
ดอน |
4,279 |
| 9. |
Tum |
ตูม |
5,476 |
| 10. |
Ngio |
งิ้ว |
6,514 |
| 11. |
Sakae Rat |
สะแกราช |
8,787 |
| 12. |
Lam Nang Kaeo |
ลำนางแก้ว |
5,020 |
| 16. |
Phu Luang |
ภูหลวง |
5,384 |
| 17. |
Thong Chai Nuea |
ธงชัยเหนือ |
8,362 |
| 18. |
Suk Kasem |
สุขเกษม |
4,732 |
| 19. |
Kasem Sap |
เกษมทรัพย์ |
3,535 |
| 20. |
Bo Pla Thong |
บ่อปลาทอง |
4,097 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Wang Nam Khiao district.
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