Phran Kratai
พรานกระต่าย

Statistics
Province:	Kamphaeng Phet
District office:	16°39′54″N, 99°35′18″E
Area:	781.9 km²
Inhabitants:	68,529 (2005)
Pop. density:	87.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	6206
Postal code:	62110
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Phran Kratai (Thai: พรานกระต่าย) is the northernmost district (Amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. Kamphaeng Phet (Thai กำแพงเพชร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ... 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. ... Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ... A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Kamphaeng Phet (Thai กำแพงเพชร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ...

History

The name of the district translates to Rabbit Hunter and refers to a local legend. A hunter (Phran) surveyed southward to seek a strategic location to build a frontier city for Sukhothai Kingdom. When he spend the night in the area of the district, he found a golden haired rabbit (Kratai) in front of a cave, which however quickly disappeared. The hunter reported his discovery to the King of Sukhothai and volunteered to catch the rabbit. He set a permanent village in front of the cave, but cannot catch the rabbit. Later more and more people moved to stay in the village. They called their village Ban Phran Kratai to commemorate to the hunter. The Sukhothai kingdom was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city Sukhothai. ...

Phran Kratai district was created as a district in 1895.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Lan Krabue, Sai Ngam, Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Kosamphi Nakhon of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Mueang Tak of Tak Province, Ban Dan Lan Hoi and Khiri Mat of Sukhothai Province. Lan Krabue (Thai: ) is the northeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Mueang Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Tak (Thai ตาก) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Sukhothai (Thai สุโขทัย) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (muban). Phran Kratai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Phran Kratai and Tham Kratai Thong. There are further 10 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. ...

For the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. ...

Amphoe of Kamphaeng Phet
Amphoe:	Mueang Kamphaeng Phet - Sai Ngam - Khlong Lan - Khanu Woralaksaburi - Khlong Khlung - Phran Kratai - Lan Krabue - Sai Thong Watthana - Pang Sila Thong A amphoe (sometimes also amphur, Thai: อำเภอ) is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. ... Kamphaeng Phet (Thai กำแพงเพชร) is one of the provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the north of the country. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Mueang Kamphaeng Phet (Thai: ) is the capital district (Amphoe Mueang) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Khlong Lan (Thai: ) is the westernmost district (Amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Khanu Woralaksaburi (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Khlong Khlung (Thai: ) is a district (Amphoe) in the central part of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Lan Krabue (Thai: ) is the northeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ... Pang Sila Thong (Thai: ) is the southwesternmost district (Amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet Province, northern Thailand. ...
King Amphoe:	Bueng Samakkhi - Kosamphi Nakhon