Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 3304 Population 200,608 (2014) | Seat Nam Om Postal code 33110 Area 1,346 km² Province Sisaket Province | |
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Kantharalak (Thai: กันทรลักษ์) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Kantharalak District Sisaket Thailand
- History
- Etymology
- Geography
- Central administration
- Local administration
- References
Map of Kantharalak District, Sisaket, Thailand
History
The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was located Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with later-day Uthumphon Phisai District.) The present office district is located at Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district was renamed from Nam Om to Kantharalak.
Etymology
The name Kantharalak means "countless ravines", from Pali kandara, "ravine" + Sanskrit lakṣa (लक्ष), "a hundred thousand".
Geography
The district is bound in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khun Han, Si Rattana, Benchalak of Sisaket Province, Thung Si Udom, Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
The Khao Phra Wihan National Park office is located in the district, while the main attraction of the park - the Khmer ruins of Prasat Preah Vihear - is located across the boundary in Cambodia.
Central administration
The district Kantharalak is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 279 administrative villages (Muban).
Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Benchalak district.
Local administration
There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:
There are 2 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: