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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Map of Buriram, Thailand highlighting Pakham

Pakham (Thai: ปะคำ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southwestern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.

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[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. 

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