- Amphoe Thepharak
Infobox Amphoe
thai=เทพารักษ์
name=Thepharak
province=Nakhon Ratchasima
coordinates=coord|15|18|6|N|101|21|48|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Samnak Takhro
area=357.5
population=23,279
population_as_of=2000
density=65.1
postal_code=30210
geocode=3026Thepharak ( _th. เทพารักษ์) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the northwestern part ofNakhon Ratchasima Province .History
Originally, "Tambon "Samnak Takhrau was part of "Tambon" Pan Chana, Dan Khun Thot district. On April 1 1995 the Interior Ministry separated "Tambon" Samnak Takhrau, Nong Waeng and Bueng Prue to create the new minor district ("
King Amphoe ") Samnak Takhrau. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=112|issue=Special 9 ง|pages=57|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอด่านขุนทด จังหวัดนครราชสีมา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสำนักตะคร้อ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2538/E/009/57.PDF|date=March 22 1995|language=Thai]Luang Phau Khun , a monk of "Wat " Ban Rai, proposed to change the name to Theparak. As the minor district is located near the districts Thep Sathit and Si Thep. As both districts contain the word "Thep" meaning "angel" (Deva), the minor district is thus protected by angels. The government followed this suggestion and renamed to minor district to Theparak.Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. [cite news|url=http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625|publisher=Manager Online|title=แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550|language=Thai] With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=124|issue=46 ก|pages=14–21|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF|date=August 24 2007|language=Thai]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Thep Sathit and Bamnet Narong of
Chaiyaphum Province , Dan Khun Thot of Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Lam Sonthi ofLopburi Province .Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 58 villages ("muban "). There are no municipal ("thesaban ") areas and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=865&pv=20 amphoe.com]
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