Amphoe Pakham

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Pakham
ปะคำ

Statistics
Province:	Buriram
District office:	Pakham 14°26′18″N, 102°43′32″E
Area:	296.029 km²
Inhabitants:	43,446 (2005)
Pop. density:	146.8 inh./km²
Geocode:	3112
Postal code:	31220
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Pakham (Thai: ปะคำ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administration 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Non Suwan, Nang Rong, Lahan Sai, Non Din Daeng of Buriram Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on December 1 1978, when the three tambon Pakham, Thai Charoen and Nong Bua were split off from Lahan Sai district.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on March 15 1985.^[2]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 74 villages (muban). Pakham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Pakham. There are also 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Pakham	ปะคำ	9	6,782
2.	Thai Charoen	ไทยเจริญ	14	6,922
3.	Nong Bua	หนองบัว	11	5,914
4.	Khok Mamuang	โคกมะม่วง	21	13,165
5.	Hu Thamnop	หูทำนบ	19	10,663

[edit] References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอละหานทราย จังหวัดบุรีรัมย์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอปะคำ" (in Thai) (November 21 1978). Royal Gazette 95 (130 ง): 4082. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเขาสวนกวาง อำเภอแปลงยาว อำเภอบ่อทอง อำเภอปะคำ และอำเภอบ้านฉาง พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๘" (in Thai) (March 15 1985). Royal Gazette 102 (33 ก special): 7–9. 

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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