Hankha District

Hankha หันคา
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Chainat Province
Coordinates: 14°58′52″N 100°0′53″E / 14.98111°N 100.01472°E / 14.98111; 100.01472Coordinates: 14°58′52″N 100°0′53″E / 14.98111°N 100.01472°E / 14.98111; 100.01472
Country	Thailand
Province	Chainat
Seat	Hankha
Area
• Total	529.33 km2 (204.38 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	56,394
• Density	106.5/km2 (276/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	17130
Geocode	1806

Hankha (Thai: หันคา) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

History

Originally the district was named Doem Bang Kao (เดิมบางเก่า), it was renamed in 1911 to Ban Chian after the central tambon, as the tambon Doem Bang was at the same time reassigned to the newly created Doem Bang district.^[1] In 1927 the district office was moved to Hankha market, and in 1939 the district name was changed accordingly to Hankha.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Mamong, Wat Sing, Mueang Chainat and Sankhaburi of Chainat Province, Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province, Noen Kham of Chainat Province again and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province.

The important water resource is the Tha Chin River.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (muban). There are two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Hankha and Sam Ngam Tha Bot each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 8 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Noen Kham district.

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย ประกาศตั้งอำเภอเดิมบางและเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอเดิมบางเก่าเป็นอำเภอบ้านเชียน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 28 (0 ง): 299–300. May 21, 1911. 
2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. 
3. ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. 

External links

• amphoe.com