Khok Pho
โคกโพธิ์
Chang Hai Temple in 2018
Chang Hai Temple in 2018
District location in Pattani province
District location in Pattani province
Coordinates: 6°43′46″N 101°5′46″E / 6.72944°N 101.09611°E / 6.72944; 101.09611
CountryThailand
ProvincePattani
SeatKhok Pho
Subdistricts12
Mubans81
Area
 • Total339.414 km2 (131.048 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total66,840
 • Density189.5/km2 (491/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code94120
Geocode9402

Khok Pho (Thai: โคกโพธิ์, pronounced [kʰôːk pʰōː]) is a district (amphoe) of Pattani province, southern Thailand.

History

The area of the district originally belonged to Mueang Nong Chik, one of the seven provinces of Pattani Kingdom. The district was established by splitting it from Nong Chik district, at first named "Mueang Kao" (เมืองเก่า). As the district office was in tambon Makrut it was later renamed "Makrut District" (มะกรูด).

In 1929 King Rama VII visited the district to see the solar eclipse on 9 May. During this visit he saw a building in Khok Pho which he thought to be more fitting as the district office, thus the office was moved there. In 1939 the district received its current name Khok Pho.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Chik and Mae Lan of Pattani Province; Mueang Yala of Yala province; and Saba Yoi and Thepha of Songkhla province.

Namtok Sai Khao National Park covers an area of 110 km2 of forested hills of the Sankalakhiri mountain range at the border of Pattani, Yala, and Songkhla Provinces.

Administration

Central administration

Khok Pho is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 81 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
01. Khok Pho โคกโพธิ์ 12 10,976
02. Makrut มะกรูด 07 05,708
03. Bang Kro บางโกระ 05 02,650
04. Pabon ป่าบอน 05 04,041
05. Sai Khao ทรายขาว 06 04,141
06. Na Pradu นาประดู่ 07 09,236
07. Paklo ปากล่อ 09 06,311
08. Thungphla ทุ่งพลา 05 03,780
11. Tha Ruea ท่าเรือ 07 04,877
13. Naket นาเกตุ 07 07,130
14. Khuan Nori ควนโนรี 06 05,015
15. Chang Hai Tok ช้างให้ตก 05 02,975

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Mae Lan District.

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are 11 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Places of interest

References

  1. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  3. ^ "สุขสุดใจ 'ปัตตานี' สัมผัสของดีในแดนใต้" [Happiness "Pattani" experience the good things in the southern land]. Manager Online (in Thai). 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2019-01-15.