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Amphoe Prathai

Amphoe Prathai

Overview
Prathai is a 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....

) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon 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 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...

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Prathai village was built in Khmer era
Khmer Empire
The 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...

. King Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II
-Founder of the First Dynasty of Angkor:Jayavarman II , a 9th century king of Cambodia, is widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of the Southeast Asian mainland for more than six hundred years. Historians formerly dated his reign as running from 802 A.D....

 set his camp in the area when he expanded his power to the west. After his reign, Prathai was deserted. It became a community again in Sukhothai era.

Prathai in Khmer
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...

 means camp.

Tambon Prathai was separated from Bua Yai district
Amphoe Bua Yai
Bua Yai is a district in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northern central Thailand.-History:Bua Yai dates back to the frontier town called Dan Nok . The center of the town was Ban Nong Lang Yai. In 1868, it was upgraded to be Amphoe Dan Nok and the town center was moved to Ban...

 to settle a minor district(King Amphoe) on January 1, 1961 and officially upgraded to be full district in 1963.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phon
Amphoe Phon
Phon is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Waeng Noi, Waeng Yai, Chonnabot, Non Sila and Nong Song Hong of Khon Kaen Province, Bua Lai and Prathai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-Administration:The district is...

 and Nong Song Hong
Amphoe Nong Song Hong
Nong Song Hong is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon, Non Sila, Ban Phai and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho, Phutthaisong and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram Province,...

 of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Amphoe Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Ban Mai Chaiyaphot is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Mai Chaiyapho was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off five tambon from Phutthaisong district...

 of Buriram Province
Buriram Province
Buri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, and Mueang Yang
King Amphoe Mueang Yang
Mueang Yang is a district in the norteastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was occupied since prehistoric times, as there were found ceramics in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Krabueang Nok...

, Chum Phuang
Amphoe Chum Phuang
Chum Phuang is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Chum Phuang district area was separated from Phimai district...

, Phimai
Amphoe Phimai
Phimai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.- History :Phimai was an ancient Khmer city named Vimai or Vimayapura. A stone pillar dating to the reign of King Suryavarman I was found, naming the city Bhirapura meaning strong city...

, Non Daeng
Amphoe Non Daeng
Non Daeng is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-Etymology:The name of the district comes from Daeng trees -History:...

, Sida
King Amphoe Sida
Sida is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of Sida was separated from Bua Yai district and made a minor district on July 1, 1997....

 and Bua Lai
King Amphoe Bua Lai
Bua Lai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of Bua Lai was separated from Bua Yai district and made a minor district on July 1, 1997...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

The district is subdivided into 13 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...

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Prathai is a 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....

) in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon 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 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


Prathai village was built in Khmer era
Khmer Empire
The 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...

. King Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II
-Founder of the First Dynasty of Angkor:Jayavarman II , a 9th century king of Cambodia, is widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of the Southeast Asian mainland for more than six hundred years. Historians formerly dated his reign as running from 802 A.D....

 set his camp in the area when he expanded his power to the west. After his reign, Prathai was deserted. It became a community again in Sukhothai era.

Prathai in Khmer
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...

 means camp.

Tambon Prathai was separated from Bua Yai district
Amphoe Bua Yai
Bua Yai is a district in the northern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northern central Thailand.-History:Bua Yai dates back to the frontier town called Dan Nok . The center of the town was Ban Nong Lang Yai. In 1868, it was upgraded to be Amphoe Dan Nok and the town center was moved to Ban...

 to settle a minor district(King Amphoe) on January 1, 1961 and officially upgraded to be full district in 1963.

Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phon
Amphoe Phon
Phon is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Waeng Noi, Waeng Yai, Chonnabot, Non Sila and Nong Song Hong of Khon Kaen Province, Bua Lai and Prathai of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-Administration:The district is...

 and Nong Song Hong
Amphoe Nong Song Hong
Nong Song Hong is a district in the southern part of Khon Kaen Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phon, Non Sila, Ban Phai and Pueai Noi of Khon Kaen Province, Na Chueak of Maha Sarakham Province, Na Pho, Phutthaisong and Ban Mai Chaiyaphot of Buriram Province,...

 of Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen Province
Khon Kaen is the second-largest of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nongbua Lamphu, Udon Thani, Kalasin, Maha Sarakham, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun and Loei.-Geography:Khon Kaen is located in the heart of the Khorat Plateau...

, Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Amphoe Ban Mai Chaiyaphot
Ban Mai Chaiyaphot is a district of Buriram Province, north-eastern Thailand.-History:The minor district Ban Mai Chaiyapho was created on April 1 1992 by splitting off five tambon from Phutthaisong district...

 of Buriram Province
Buriram Province
Buri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...

, and Mueang Yang
King Amphoe Mueang Yang
Mueang Yang is a district in the norteastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area was occupied since prehistoric times, as there were found ceramics in Ban Mueang Yang and Ban Krabueang Nok...

, Chum Phuang
Amphoe Chum Phuang
Chum Phuang is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Chum Phuang district area was separated from Phimai district...

, Phimai
Amphoe Phimai
Phimai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.- History :Phimai was an ancient Khmer city named Vimai or Vimayapura. A stone pillar dating to the reign of King Suryavarman I was found, naming the city Bhirapura meaning strong city...

, Non Daeng
Amphoe Non Daeng
Non Daeng is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-Etymology:The name of the district comes from Daeng trees -History:...

, Sida
King Amphoe Sida
Sida is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of Sida was separated from Bua Yai district and made a minor district on July 1, 1997....

 and Bua Lai
King Amphoe Bua Lai
Bua Lai is a district in the northeastern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:The area of Bua Lai was separated from Bua Yai district and made a minor district on July 1, 1997...

 of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 13 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...

). The township (thesaban tambon) Prathai covers parts of the tambon Prathai.
1. Prathai ประทาย
3. Krathum Rai กระทุ่มราย
4. Wang Mai Daeng วังไม้แดง
6. Talat Sai ตลาดไทร
7. Nong Phluang หนองพลวง
8. Nong Khai หนองค่าย
9. Han Huai Sai หันห้วยทราย
10. Don Man ดอนมัน
13. Nang Ram นางรำ
14. Non Phet โนนเพ็ด
15. Thung Sawang ทุ่งสว่าง
17. Khok Klang โคกกลาง
18. Mueang Don เมืองโดน

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Non Daeng district.