Amphoe Kantharalak

Infobox Amphoe
name=Kantharalak
thai=กันทรลักษ์
province=Sisaket
coordinates=coord|14|38|24|N|104|39|0|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Nam Om
area=1,236.6
population=198,427
population_as_of=2005
density=160.5
postal_code=33110
geocode=3304

Kantharalak ( _th. กันทรลักษ์) is a district ("Amphoe") in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The old name of Kantharalak was "Mueang" Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was located Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai. The present office district is located at Tambon Nam Om.

In 1939 the district was renamed from Nam Om to Kantharalak. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue=0 ก|pages=354–364|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|date=April 17 1939|language=Thai]

Etymology

Kanthon (กันทร) means cave, Lak (ลักษ์/ลักขะ) means sign.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khun Han, Si Rattana, Benchalak of Sisaket Province, Thung Si Udom, Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

The Khao Phra Wihan National Park office is located in the district, while the main attraction of the park - the Khmer ruins of Prasat Preah Vihear - is located across the boundary in Cambodia.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 273 villages ("muban"). Kantharalak itself is a town ("thesaban mueang") and covers parts of the "tambon" Nam Om and Nong Ya Lat. There are further 20 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).Missing numbers belong to "tambon" which now form Benchalak district.

References

External links

* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=581&pv=54 amphoe.com]
*http://cddweb.cdd.go.th/kantharalak (Thai)