- Amphoe Kong Krailat
Infobox Amphoe
name=Kong Krailat
thai=กงไกรลาศ
province=Sukhothai
coordinates=coord|16|57|9|N|99|58|34|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Ban Krang
area= 502.382
population=64,521
population_as_of=2005
density=128.4
postal_code=64170
geocode=6404Kong Krailat ( _th. กงไกรลาศ) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the southeastern part ofSukhothai Province , northernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Khiri Mat and Mueang Sukhothai of Sukhothai Province, Phrom Phiram and Bang Rakam of
Phitsanulok Province .History
The district was renamed from Ban Krai to Kong Krailat in 1939. [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]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 126 villages ("muban "). The township ("thesaban tambon ") Kong Krailat covers parts of "tambon" Kong, Ban Krang and Pa Faek. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=682&pv=64 amphoe.com]
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