Amphoe Prachantakham
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Prachantakham is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Prachinburi Province
Prachinburi Province
Prachin Buri is a province of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Ratchasima, Sa Kaeo, Chachoengsao and Nakhon Nayok.-Geography:...

, eastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Na Di
Amphoe Na Di
Na Di is a district in the northeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kabin Buri, Prachantakham of Prachinburi Province, Wang Nam Khiao, Khon Buri of Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Mueang Sa Kaeo of Sa Kaeo Province.The Sankambeng Range...

, Kabin Buri
Amphoe Kabin Buri
Kabin Buri is a district in the southeastern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Mueang Kabin Buri was an ancient city of Ayutthaya kingdom. The city hall located in Ban Hanuman. In 1906 the city hall was moved to Ban Paknam, the area of the Hanuman and Phra Prong Rivers joint...

, Si Maha Phot
Amphoe Si Maha Phot
Si Maha Phot is a district in the southern part of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand. The name may also be spelled Sri Maha Phot, and honors the Bodhi Tree -Geography:...

, Mueang Prachinburi
Amphoe Mueang Prachinburi
Mueang Prachinburi is the capital district of Prachinburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Prachantakham, Si Maha Phot, Si Mahosot and Ban Sang of Prachinburi Province, and Pak Phli of Nakhon Nayok Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 13...

 of Prachinburi Province, Pak Phli
Amphoe Pak Phli
Pak Phli is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Nayok Province, central Thailand.-History:Pak Phli district was established in 1893, then named Bung Rai . In 1905 the district was renamed to Nong Pho...

 of Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok Province
Nakhon Nayok is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachinburi, Chachoengsao and Pathum Thani....

, Pak Chong
Amphoe Pak Chong
Pak Chong is the westernmost district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:In the past this area was a part of Tambon Khanong Phra, Chan Thuek district ....

 and Wang Nam Khiao
Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao
Wang 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 on April 1, 1992...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

.

The Sankambeng Range
Sankambeng Range
The Sankamphaeng Range, also Sankambeng Range or Sungumpang Range is one of the mountain ranges separating Eastern Thailand from the northeast or Isan.-Description:This mountain chain runs in a WNW-ESE direction...

 mountainous area is located in the northern section of this district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 9 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 106 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...

). Prachantakham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Prachantakham. There are further 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Prachantakham ประจันตคาม 11 8,977
2. Ko Loi เกาะลอย 7 4,704
3. Ban Hoi บ้านหอย 10 4,479
4. Nong Saeng หนองแสง 6 3,394
5. Dong Bang ดงบัง 10 4,054
6. Kham Tanot คำโตนด 18 7,054
7. Bu Fai บุฝ้าย 13 4,859
8. Nong Kaeo หนองแก้ว 12 4,651
9. Pho Ngam โพธิ์งาม 19 10,398

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