Khlung district
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Khlung
ขลุง | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Waterfall, Namtok Phlio National Park | |
 District location in Chanthaburi province | |
| Coordinates: 12°27′17″N 102°13′17″E / 12.45472°N 102.22139°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chanthaburi |
| Seat | Khlung |
| Area | |
• Total | 756.038 km2 (291.908 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 55,044 |
| • Density | 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 22110 |
| Geocode | 2202 |
Khlung (Thai: ขลุง, pronounced [kʰlǔŋ]) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Laem Sing, Mueang Chanthaburi, Makham, and Pong Nam Ron in Chanthaburi Province, and Bo Rai, Khao Saming, and Laem Ngop in Trat province. To the southeast is the Gulf of Thailand.
Namtok Phlio National Park is located in Mueang, Laem Sing, Khlung and Makham districts.[1][2]
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). Khlung is a town (thesaban mueang) which covers tambon Khlung. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Khlung | ขลุง | - | 11,259 | |
| 2. | Bo | บ่อ | 10 | 6,715 | |
| 3. | Kwian Hak | เกวียนหัก | 10 | 4,400 | |
| 4. | Tapon | ตะปอน | 6 | 3,274 | |
| 5. | Bang Chan | บางชัน | 6 | 3,735 | |
| 6. | Wan Yao | วันยาว | 8 | 5,346 | |
| 7. | Sueng | ซึ้ง | 11 | 4,830 | |
| 8. | Map Phai | มาบไพ | 6 | 2,350 | |
| 9. | Wang Sappharot | วังสรรพรส | 9 | 2,859 | |
| 10. | Trok Nong | ตรอกนอง | 6 | 2,358 | |
| 11. | Tok Phrom | ตกพรม | 11 | 3,844 | |
| 12. | Bo Wen | บ่อเวฬุ | 7 | 4,074 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ข้อมูลพื้นที่อุทยานแห่งชาติ ที่ประกาศในราชกิจจานุบกษา 133 แห่ง" [National Park Area Information published in the 133 Government Gazettes]. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (in Thai). December 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022, no 11
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Namtok Phlio National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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