- Amphoe Ongkharak
Infobox Amphoe
name=Ongkharak
thai=องครักษ์
province=Nakhon Nayok
coordinates=coord|14|7|17|N|101|0|14|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=486.4
population=58,294
population_as_of=2005
density=119.8
postal_code=26120
geocode=2604Ongkharak ( _th. องครักษ์) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the western part ofNakhon Nayok Province , centralThailand .Ongkharak means the "royal guard".Once King
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited "Mueang" Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived the area of Ongkharak district, one of the royal guard was sick and died finally. Then the king ordered to build a shrine to commemorate in the area.History
The old district office of Ongkharak was located in Tambon Bang O (now in Ban Na district). In 1889 King Chulalongkorn ordered to build
Khlong Rangsit that link theChao Phraya andNakhon Nayok River s. The water gate in the Chao Phraya River was named Chulalongkorn Water Gate (ประตูน้ำจุฬาลงกรณ์), and its corresponding gate in the Nakhon Nayok River was namedSaovabha Bhongsi Water Gate (ประตูน้ำเสาวภาผ่องศรี). The district office was moved to nearby the 16th Khlong of Khlong Rangsit. 20 years later, the office was moved to a place next to the Saovabha Bhongsi Water Gate. Now the district office is located behind Saovabha Market, 500 m from the old office.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Ban Na and Mueang Nakhon Nayok of Nakhon Nayok Province, Ban Sang of
Prachinburi Province , Bang Nam Priao ofChachoengsao Province , Lam Luk Ka, Thanyaburi and Nong Suea ofPathum Thani Province .The important water resource is the
Nakhon Nayok River andKhlong Rangsit .Education
Srinakharinwirot University , Ongkharak campus is located in the district.Administration
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 116 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Ongkharak covers parts of the "tambon" Ongkharak and Sai Mun. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).ources
* [http://www.nayokcity.com/cms/modules/sections/index.php?op=viewarticle&artid=34 Ongkharak district history] (Thai)
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