Kanchanadit District


Kanchanadit is a district in Surat Thani Province, south Thailand.

History

Originally the town was named Tha Thong and was on the shore of Khlong Tha Thong Mai. During the reign of King Nangklao the town was moved because it was malaria-infested, and renamed Kanchanadit. It was a provincial town under the control of Nakhon Si Thammarat. During the reign of Rama IV it was put under the supervision of Bangkok directly. In 1899 the province was merged with Chaiya and was thus reduced to amphoe status.

Geography

The district is in the eastern part of the province. It stretches from the coast to Bandon Bay of the Gulf of Thailand in the north, the low river valley of the Tapi River to the west, and the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range in the south and west. Tai Rom Yen National Park was created on 31 December 1991, protecting the forested hills of that mountain range. The main river in the district is the Thathong River, which empties into the Tapi estuary.
Neighboring districts are : Don Sak, Sichon, and Nopphitam of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Ban Na San and Mueang Surat Thani.
The main road through the district is Thailand Route 401, which connects Kanchanadit with the town of Surat Thani. Thailand Route 44 begins at Route 401 and runs to the southwest as part of a land bridge across the Malay Peninsula.

Administration

Central administration

Kanchanadit District is divided into 13 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 117 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Tha Thong Maiท่าทองใหม่511,500
2.Tha Thongท่าทอง95,617
3.Kadaeกะแดะ99,492
4.Thung Kongทุ่งกง55,100
5.Krutกรูด109,695
6.Chang Saiช้างซ้าย1210,763
7.Phlai Watพลายวาส96,826
8.Pa Ronป่าร่อน97,647
9.Takhian Thongตะเคียนทอง76,373
10.Chang Khwaช้างขวา1410,075
11.Tha U-thaeท่าอุแท1310,442
12.Thung Rangทุ่งรัง54,193
13.Khlong Saคลองสระ106,219

Local administration

There are five sub-district municipalities in the district:
There are nine sub-district administrative organizations in the district: