- Amphoe Khok Pho Chai
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Khok Pho Chai
thai=โคกโพธิ์ไชย
province=Khon Kaen
coordinates=coord|16|5|1|N|102|23|56|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Ban Khok
area=238.824
population=25,483
population_as_of=2005
density=106.7
postal_code=40160
geocode=4022Khok Pho Chai ( _th. โคกโพธิ์ไชย) is a district ("
Amphoe ") ofKhon Kaen Province , northeasternThailand .History
The minor district ("
King Amphoe ") was established on April 30 1994 by splitting it from Mancha Khiri district [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=111|issue=42 ง|pages=22|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอมัญจาคีรี จังหวัดขอนแก่น ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอโคกโพธิ์ไชย|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/D/042/22.PDF|date=May 26 1994|language=Thai] .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) Mancha Khiri, Chonnabot and Waeng Yai of Khon Kaen Province, and Khon Sawan and Kaeng Khro of
Chaiyaphum Province .Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts {"
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 40 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Ban Khok covers parts of the "tambon" Ban Khok. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
*http://www.khokphochaidoc.com Website of district (Thai)
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=856&pv=5 amphoe.com]
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