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Pho Prathap Chang 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....
) in the western part of Phichit Province
Phichit Province

Phichit is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Sawan Province and Kamphaeng Phet 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....
.

government split off some part of Mueang Phichit
Amphoe Mueang Phichit

Mueang Phichit is the capital district of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Pho Thale
Amphoe Pho Thale

Pho Thale is a district in the southwestern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 districts and formed the new Pho Prathap Chang minor district (King Amphoe) on June 24, 1967. It was upgraded to be full district on September 1, 1973.

The district was named after the temple (Wat
Wat

A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, Lanna or Laos. The word "wat" means "school." Strictly speaking a wat is a Buddhist sacred precinct with monks' quarters, the temple proper, an edifice housing a large image of Buddha, and a structure for lessons....
) Pho Prathap Chang, which was built in 1701 by King Suea (Tiger King, Sanpet VIII) of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
 at his birthplace.






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Pho Prathap Chang 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....
) in the western part of Phichit Province
Phichit Province

Phichit is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok Province, Phetchabun Province, Nakhon Sawan Province and Kamphaeng Phet 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 government split off some part of Mueang Phichit
Amphoe Mueang Phichit

Mueang Phichit is the capital district of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 and Pho Thale
Amphoe Pho Thale

Pho Thale is a district in the southwestern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
 districts and formed the new Pho Prathap Chang minor district (King Amphoe) on June 24, 1967. It was upgraded to be full district on September 1, 1973.

The district was named after the temple (Wat
Wat

A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, Lanna or Laos. The word "wat" means "school." Strictly speaking a wat is a Buddhist sacred precinct with monks' quarters, the temple proper, an edifice housing a large image of Buddha, and a structure for lessons....
) Pho Prathap Chang, which was built in 1701 by King Suea (Tiger King, Sanpet VIII) of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom

The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai people kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Han Chinese, Vietnamese , Indo-Aryans, Japanese people and Persians, and later the Portuguese people, Spanish people, Dutch and French people, permitting them to set up villages outside the city wa...
 at his birthplace. Long abandoned the ruins still show the original splendor.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sam Ngam
Amphoe Sam Ngam

Sam Ngam is a district in the northwestern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
, Mueang Phichit
Amphoe Mueang Phichit

Mueang Phichit is the capital district of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
, Taphan Hin
Amphoe Taphan Hin

Taphan Hin is a district in the central part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand....
, Bueng Na Rang of Phichit Province and Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province
Kamphaeng Phet Province

Kamphaeng Phet is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the north of the country. Neighboring provinces are Sukhothai province, Phitsanulok province, Phichit province, Nakhon Sawan province and Tak province....
.

The important water resource is the Yom River
Yom River

The Yom River is the main tributary of the Nan River . The Yom originates in Amphoe Pong, Phayao Province. Outing Phayao, it flows through Phrae Province and Sukhothai Province as the main water resource of the both provinces before it tributes the Nan River at Amphoe Chum Saeng, Nakhon Sawan Province....
.

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 99 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....
). Pho Prathap Chang is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Pho Prathap Chang, Phai Tha Pho and Wang Chik. There are 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.Pho Prathap Chang???????????????126,126 
2.Phai Tha Pho????????126,241 
3.Wang Chik??????104,744 
4.Phai Rop??????187,795 
5.Dong Suea Lueang????????????125,378 
6.Noen Sawang?????????166,057 
7.Thung Yai????????197,343 


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