Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 2702 Population 35,360 (2005) | Seat Khlong Hat Postal code 27260 Area 417.1 km² Province Sa Kaeo Province | |
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Khlong Hat (Thai: คลองหาด) is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.
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Map of Khlong Hat District, Sa Kaeo, Thailand
History
The area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat (Thai: มะหาด) or Lakooch tree (Artocarpus lakoocha) along the canals (Khlong). When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Civil War migrated to the area of Khlong Hat. Then Thai government separated the four subdistricts Khlong Hat, Thai Udom, Sap Makrut and Sai Diao from Watthana Nakhon district and created a minor district (King Amphoe) for better administration effective January 15, 1985. Mr. Luean Lueanrangsi was the first head of the minor district. It was upgrated to a full district on May 21, 1990.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province, Wang Sombun, Wang Nam Yen, Watthana Nakhon and Aranyaprathet of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province of Cambodia.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 69 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).