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Khlong Khlung คลองขลุง
District
District location in Kamphaeng Phet province
Coordinates: 16°13′0″N 99°43′12″E / 16.21667°N 99.72000°E / 16.21667; 99.72000
Country	Thailand
Province	Kamphaeng Phet
Seat	Khlong Khlung
Area
• Total	1,185.4 km (457.7 sq mi)
Population
• Total	74,812
• Density	63.1/km (163/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	62120
Geocode	6205

Khlong Khlung (Thai: คลองขลุง, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ kʰlǔŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand.

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mueang Kamphaeng Phet, Sai Thong Watthana, Bueng Samakkhi, Khanu Woralaksaburi, Pang Sila Thong and Khlong Lan of Kamphaeng Phet Province.

History

The district Khanu was renamed Khlong Khlung in 1939.

Administration

The district is divided into 10 subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 101 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons): Khlong Khlung, Tha Makhuea, and Tha Phutsa. Each cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Missing numbers are tambon which now form districts Sai Thong Watthana and Pang Sila Thong.

References

1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.

External links

• amphoe.com

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