Khanu Woralaksaburi District


Khanu Woralaksaburi is a district in the southern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, central Thailand.

History

In 1987 history students from Silpakorn University surveyed the Khanu Woralaksaburi District. They found stone axes, clay pots, and beads of the Khao Kalon community. They estimated the age of the community to be around 5,000-1,000 years before historic era.
Tambon Saen To, Salok Bat, Bo Tham, Yang Sung and Rahan were separated from Khlong Khlung District and created to form a minor district named Khanu, which was renamed Saen To in 1917. The minor district was renamed Khanu Woralaksaburi in 1939. It was upgraded to a full district in 1948.

Geography

Neighboring districts are : Pang Sila Thong, Khlong Khlung, Bueng Samakkhi of Kamphaeng Phet Province; Banphot Phisai, Lat Yao, and Mae Wong of Nakhon Sawan Province.

Administration

Central administration

Khanu Woralaksaburi is divided into 11 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 143 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
3.Yang Sungยางสูง97,522
4.Pa Phutsaป่าพุทรา169,869
5.Saen Toแสนตอ79,330
6.Salokbatสลกบาตร711,994
7.Bo Thamบ่อถ้ำ1813,118
8.Don Taengดอนแตง94,894
9.Wang Chaphluวังชะพลู2013,872
10.Khong Phaiโค้งไผ่136,461
11.Pang Makhaปางมะค่า2417,441
12.Wang Hamhaeวังหามแห127,794
13.Ko Tanเกาะตาล84,269

Missing numbers are districts which now form Bueng Samakkhi District.

Local administration

There is one town in the district:
There are two subdistrict municipalities in the district:
There are 10 subdistrict administrative organizations in the district: