Amphoe Khao Khitchakut

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Khao Khitchakut
เขาคิชฌกูฏ
Statistics
Province:	Chanthaburi
District office:	Phluang 12°48′16″N, 102°6′53″E
Area:	830.2 km²
Inhabitants:	25,940 (2005)
Pop. density:	31.2 inh./km²
Geocode:	2210
Postal code:	22210
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Khao Khitchakut (Thai: เขาคิชฌกูฏ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The area was separated from Makham district and created to be a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 1st, 1993. ^[1].

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts^[2]. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official ^[3].

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kaeng Hang Maeo, Soi Dao, Pong Nam Ron, Makham, Mueang Chanthaburi and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.

The important water resource is the Chanthaburi River, which originates within the area of the Khao Khitchakut National Park.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban), and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Chak Thai	ชากไทย	8	4,149
2.	Phluang	พลวง	9	6,559
3.	Takhian Thong	ตะเคียนทอง	9	4,238
4.	Khlong Phlu	คลองพลู	10	5,828
5.	Chanthakhlem	จันทเขลม	10	5,166