Pak Thong Chai District

Pak Thong Chai
ปักธงชัย
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Coordinates: 14°43′11″N 102°1′17″E / 14.71972°N 102.02139°E / 14.71972; 102.02139Coordinates: 14°43′11″N 102°1′17″E / 14.71972°N 102.02139°E / 14.71972; 102.02139
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Ratchasima
Seat Mueang Pak
Area
 • Total 1,374.3 km2 (530.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 115,244
 • Density 83.9/km2 (217/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 30150
Geocode 3014

Pak Thong Chai (Thai: ปักธงชัย) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The area was an important city since the Khmer era, controlled by Mueang Phimai. In the reign of King U Thong of Ayutthaya it was named Mueang Pak. When King Narai the Great built Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima as the northeastern frontier city of Ayutthaya, Mueang Pak was a frontier city of Nakhon Ratchasima, then called Dan Chapo (ด่านจะโปะ). King Taksin the Great changed the name of the city to be Pak Thong Chai and arranged this area for Lao people from Vientiane kingdom. He promoted Phia Upparacha of Vientiane to be Phraya Wongsa Akkharat (พระยาวงษาอรรคราช), the governor of Pak Thong Chai.

King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) changed the city status to a district (amphoe) in 1908 as part of the thesaphiban administrative reforms.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Sung Noen, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Chok Chai, Khon Buri and Wang Nam Khiao.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 215 villages (muban). There are six subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Mueang Pak covering part of tambon Mueang Pak and Thong Chai Nuea, Pak Thong Chai further part of tambon Pak Thong Chai and Takhop covering part of tambon Takhop, Nok Ok, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Pla Thong, and Nok Ok, Lam Nang Kaeo and Bo Pla Thong each cover further parts of the same-named tambon.

No. Name Thai Inh.
1.Mueang Pakเมืองปัก18,515
2.Takhuตะคุ12,224
3.Khok Thaiโคกไทย4,577
4.Samrongสำโรง3,445
5.Takhopตะขบ14,214
6.Nok Okนกออก6,083
7.Donดอน4,279
9.Tumตูม5,476
10.Ngioงิ้ว6,514
11.Sakae Ratสะแกราช8,787
12.Lam Nang Kaeoลำนางแก้ว5,020
16.Phu Luangภูหลวง5,384
17.Thong Chai Nueaธงชัยเหนือ8,362
18.Suk Kasemสุขเกษม4,732
19.Kasem Sapเกษมทรัพย์3,535
20.Bo Pla Thongบ่อปลาทอง4,097

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Wang Nam Khiao district.

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