Country Thailand Tambon 12 Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 339.4 km² Population 66,840 (2014) | Seat Khok Pho Muban 81 Postal code 94120 Local time Monday 1:45 PM Province Pattani Province | |
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Weather 33°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 53% Humidity | ||
Khok Pho (Thai: โคกโพธิ์) is a district (Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Khok Pho Khok Pho District Pattani Thailand
- History
- Geography
- Central administration
- Local administration
- References
Map of Khok Pho, Khok Pho District, Pattani, Thailand
History
The area of the district originally belonged to Mueang Nong Chik, one of the seven provinces of Pattani kingdom. The district was established by splitting it from Nong Chik district, at first named Mueang Kao (เมืองเก่า). As the district office was located in tambon Makrut it was later renamed to Makrut district.
1929 King Rama VII visited the district to see the solar eclipse on May 9. During this visit he saw a building in Khok Pho which he thought to be more fitting as the district office, thus the office was moved there later. In 1939 the district received its current name Khok Pho.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Chik and Mae Lan of Pattani Province, Mueang Yala of Yala Province, and Saba Yoi and Thepha of Songkhla Province.
Namtok Sai Khao National Park covers an area of 110 km² of forested hills of the Sankalakhiri mountain range at the corner between Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces.
Central administration
The district Khok Pho is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 81 administrative villages (Muban).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Mae Lan district.
Local administration
There are 3 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
There are 11 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: