Country Thailand Tambon 8 Postal code 12150 Area 297.7 km² Province Pathum Thani Province | Seat Lam Luk Ka Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 1306 Population 264,230 (2015) | |
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Lam Luk Ka (Thai: ลำลูกกา; [lām lûːk kāː]) is a district (Amphoe) of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.
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Map of Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand
History
The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in the district named Bueng Lam Luk Ka. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off.
Geography
The district is located in a part of Thung Luang same as the districts Thanyaburi and Khlong Luang. Khlong Rangsit is the main water resource of the district.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Thanyaburi of Pathum Thani, Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province, Bang Nam Priao of Chachoengsao Province, Nong Chok, Khlong Sam Wa, Sai Mai and Don Mueang of Bangkok, and Mueang Pathum Thani.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon). There are 3 town municipalities (thesaban mueang) – Khu Khot, Lam Sam Kaeo and Lat Sawai – and 2 subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) – Lam Luk Ka and Lam Sai. There are 6 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO).