Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 1,253 km² Postal code 15130 | Seat Lam Narai Geocode 1604 Population 90,224 (2009) Province Lopburi Province | |
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Chai Badan (Thai: ชัยบาดาล, [t͡ɕʰāj bāː.dāːn]) is a district (Amphoe) in eastern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand. The local people usually call it Lam Narai, as the district center is located in Tambon Lam Narai.
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Map of Chai Badan District, Lopburi, Thailand
History
The Chai Badan was an ancient town in the Pa Sak River valley, controlled from Nakhon Ratchasima. In 1914 it was upgraded to be a district of Phetchabun Province. In 1918 it was moved to be part of Sara Buri Province. Finally it became part of Lopburi Province on November 1, 1941.
1943 the district office was moved from Chai Badan subdistrict to Bua Chum subdistrict, which was undone one year after already. In 1960 it was again moved to Bua Chum. The area around the district office was made the new subdistrict Lam Narai in 1970.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lam Sonthi, Tha Luang, Phatthana Nikhom, Khok Samrong and Khok Charoen of Lopburi Province, and Si Thep of Phetchabun Province.
The Wang Kan Luang waterfall is the most favorite place of Lopburi visitors, also from neighboring provinces.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 136 villages (muban). Lam Narai has subdistrict municipality status (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Lam Narai and Chai Narai. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
The missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Lam Sonthi district