Kantharalak district
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Kantharalak (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.
History
The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with latter-day Uthumphon Phisai district.) The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district name was changed from Nam Om to Kantharalak.[1]
Etymology
The name Kantharalak means 'countless ravines', from Pali kandara ('ravine') and the Sanskrit lakṣa (लक्ष), 'a hundred thousand'.
Geography
The district is defined in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khun Han, Si Rattana, and Benchalak of Sisaket Province; Thung Si Udom and Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani province; Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
The Khao Phra Wihan National Park office is in the district, while the main attraction of the park, the Khmer ruins of Prasat Preah Vihear, is across the border in Cambodia.
Administration
Central administration
The district is divided into 20 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 279 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bueng Malu | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 20 | 14,564 |
| 2. | Kut Salao | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 16 | 9,588 |
| 3. | Mueang | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 6,676 |
| 5. | Sang Mek | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 20 | 13,281 |
| 6. | Nam Om | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 16 | 17,250 |
| 7. | Lalai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 7,586 |
| 8. | Rung | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 10 | 7,781 |
| 9. | Trakat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 7,780 |
| 11. | Chan Yai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 16 | 10,100 |
| 12. | Phu Ngoen | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 19 | 12,125 |
| 13. | Cham | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | 5,371 |
| 14. | Krachaeng | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 20 | 16,873 |
| 15. | Non Samran | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 11 | 6,395 |
| 16. | Nong Ya Lat | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 17 | 15,748 |
| 19. | Sao Thong Chai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 13 | 9,907 |
| 20. | Khanun | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 15 | 9,955 |
| 21. | Suan Kluai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | 7,328 |
| 23. | Wiang Nuea | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9 | 5,758 |
| 24. | Thung Yai | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 17 | 11,819 |
| 25. | Phu Pha Mok | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | 4,723 |
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Benchalak district.
Local administration
There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:
- Kantharalak (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-districts Nam Om and Nong Ya Lat.
There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:
- Nong Ya Lat (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Ya Lat.
- Suan Kluai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Suan Kluai.
There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
- Bueng Malu (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bueng Malu.
- Kut Salao (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Kut Salao.
- Mueang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Mueang.
- Sang Mek (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Sang Mek.
- Nam Om (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Nam Om.
- Lalai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Lalai.
- Rung (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Rung.
- Trakat (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Trakat.
- Chan Yai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Chan Yai.
- Phu Ngoen (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Phu Ngoen.
- Cham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Cham.
- Krachaeng (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Krachaeng.
- Non Samran (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Non Samran.
- Sao Thong Chai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Sao Thong Chai.
- Khanun (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Khanun.
- Wiang Nuea (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Wiang Nuea.
- Thung Yai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Thung Yai.
- Phu Pha Mok (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Phu Pha Mok.
References
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External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- Sisaket Database (Thai)