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Kap Choeng (Thai: āļāļēāļšāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡, pronounced [kàːp t͡ɕʰÉĪĖ„ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Surin province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The village of Ban Kap Choeng is about 200 years old. It was originally under sub-district (tambon) Dan of Sangkha district, but 1937 was moved to Tambon Nong Yai, Prasat district. In 1964, it became part of the newly created sub-district of Kap Choeng.[1]

On 25 May 1975, Tambon Kap Choeng and Bakdai were combined to form a minor district (king amphoe).[2] Tambon Khok Klang was created in 1976,[3] Tambons Dan and Khu Tan were transferred to it from Sangkha in 1977.[4] On 20 March 1979, Kap Choeng was upgraded to a full district.[5]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Phanom Dong Rak, Prasat and Sangkha of Surin Province. To the south is Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.

The southern part of this district is in the DÃĒngrÊk Mountains. An international border crossing into Cambodia is called the Chong Chom Checkpoint which is located in Dan village in the southern part of this district. The checkpoint on the Cambodian side is called O Smach International Checkpoint in Samraong Municipality, Oddar Meanchey province.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 91 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Kap Choeng āļāļēāļšāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡ 19 14,123
4. Khu Tan āļ„āļđāļ•āļąāļ™ 14 5,601
5. Dan āļ”āđˆāļēāļ™ 17 12,729
6. Naeng Mut āđāļ™āļ‡āļĄāļļāļ” 15 10,594
7. Khok Takhian āđ‚āļ„āļāļ•āļ°āđ€āļ„āļĩāļĒāļ™ 13 11,435
10. Takhian āļ•āļ°āđ€āļ„āļĩāļĒāļ™ 13 5,107

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Phanom Dong Rak District.

References

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  4. ^ āļžāļĢāļ°āļĢāļēāļŠāļāļĪāļĐāļŽāļĩāļāļēāđ€āļ›āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ™āđāļ›āļĨāļ‡āđ€āļ‚āļ•āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļŠāļąāļ‡āļ‚āļ°āļāļąāļšāļāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļāļēāļšāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ›āļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļ— āļˆāļąāļ‡āļŦāļ§āļąāļ”āļŠāļļāļĢāļīāļ™āļ—āļĢāđŒ āļž.āļĻ. āđ’āđ•āđ’āđ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 94 (65 āļ āļ‰āļšāļąāļšāļžāļīāđ€āļĻāļĐ): 11–13. 1977-07-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012.
  5. ^ āļžāļĢāļ°āļĢāļēāļŠāļāļĪāļĐāļŽāļĩāļāļēāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļŦāļ™āļ­āļ‡āļāļļāļ‡āļĻāļĢāļĩ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āđ„āļ—āļĢāļ‡āļēāļĄ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļšāđ‰āļēāļ™āļāļēāļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ­āļļāļšāļĨāļĢāļąāļ•āļ™āđŒ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āđ€āļ§āļĩāļĒāļ‡āļŠāļąāļĒ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ”āļ­āļĒāđ€āļ•āđˆāļē āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ™āļīāļ„āļĄāļ„āļģāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļ­āļĒ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ™āļēāļŦāļ§āđ‰āļē āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļŠāļēāļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļĻāļĢāļĩāļŠāļēāļ„āļĢ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļšāļķāļ‡āļŠāļēāļĄāļžāļąāļ™ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ™āļēāļ”āļđāļ™ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ„āđ‰āļ­āļ§āļąāļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āđ‚āļžāļ˜āļīāđŒāļŠāļąāļĒ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āđ€āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ‡āļŠāļĢāļ§āļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļ›āļĨāļ§āļāđāļ”āļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļĒāļēāļ‡āļŠāļļāļĄāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļāļēāļšāđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡ āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļŠāļļāļ§āļĢāļĢāļ“āļ„āļđāļŦāļē āđāļĨāļ°āļ­āļģāđ€āļ āļ­āļāļļāļ”āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ§āļ›āļļāđ‰āļ™ āļž.āļĻ. āđ’āđ•āđ’āđ’ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 96 (42 āļ Special): 19–24. March 25, 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.

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