Khok Pho
โคกโพธิ์

Statistics
Province:	Pattani
Area:	339.414 km²
Inhabitants:	64,329 (2005)
Pop. density:	189.5 inh./km²
Geocode:	9402
Postal code:	94120
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Khok Pho (Thai: โคกโพธิ์) is a district (Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand. Pattani (Thai ปัตตานี) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A geocode is a geographical code to identify a point or area at the surface of the earth. ... A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Pattani (Thai ปัตตานี) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of 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. Mueang (Thai: ) or Muang (Lao ເມືອງ) were semi-independent city-states or principalities in present-day Thailand, Laos and the Shan State of Myanmar. ... The Kingdom of Patani (Pattani) was a Malay state approximately covering the area of the modern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat. ...

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. His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, royal name Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) (November 8, 1893 - May 30, 1941) was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty, and was the last absolute monarch of Thailand. ...

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. Yala (Thai: ยะลา) is a city in the extreme south of Thailand, and is administrative capital of Yala Province. ... Yala (Thai ยะลา) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Songkhla (Thai สงขลา) is the one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

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.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 81 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Khok Pho and Na Pradu, each covering parts of the same-named tambon - and further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Tambon (Thai: ตำบล) is a local government unit in Thailand. ... Muban (Tha หมู่บ้าน) is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Thesaban (Thai: ) are the municipalities in Thailand. ...

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Mae Lan district. Map of populations by country Taiwanese people waiting for the Taipei Rapid Transit System in Taipei, Republic of China(Taiwan). ...

Amphoe of Pattani
Amphoe:	Mueang Pattani - Khok Pho - Nong Chik - Panare - Mayo - Thung Yang Daeng - Sai Buri - Mai Kaen - Yaring - Yarang - Mae Lan - Kapho A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Pattani (Thai ปัตตานี) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Image File history File links Seal_Pattani. ... Sai Buri (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in Pattani Province, southern Thailand. ... Kapho (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in Pattani Province, southern Thailand. ...