- Amphoe Chakkarat
Infobox Amphoe
name=Chakkarat
thai=จักราช
province=Nakhon Ratchasima
coordinates=coord|15|0|48|N|102|24|48|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=501.7
population=66,615
population_as_of=2000
density=132.8
postal_code=30230
geocode=3006Chakkarat ( _th. จักราช) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the eastern part ofNakhon Ratchasima Province , northeasternThailand .History
In 1927 Tha Chang village was upgraded to be a minor district ("
King Amphoe ") of Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima district. It was official upgraded to a full district in 1953, at the same time renamed from Tha Chang to Chakkarat. The district office was moved to Ban Talat Chakkarat in 1964.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phimai and Huai Thalaeng of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nong Hong and Nong Ki of
Buriram Province , Nong Bun Mak, Chaloem Phra Kiat and Non Sung of Nakhon Ratchasima.The main water resource is the
Mun river .Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts ("
tambon "). Chakkarat itself has township ("thesaban tambon ") and covers part of the "tambon" Chakkarat.Missing numbers are "tambon" which now form Chaloem Phra Kiat district.
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