Huai Yot district

Huai Yot

ห้วยยอด
Huai Yot ห้วยยอด
District
	Huai Yot railway station, 2007
	District location in Trang province
	Coordinates: 7°47′6″N 99°38′6″E / 7.78500°N 99.63500°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Trang
Seat	Huai Yot
Area
• Total	753.4 km2 (290.9 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	90,261
• Density	119.8/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	92130
Geocode	9206

Huai Yot (Thai: ห้วยยอด, pronounced [hûa̯j jɔ̂ːt]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Trang province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ratsada of Trang Province; Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat province; Pa Phayom and Si Banphot of Phatthalung province; Mueang Trang and Wang Wiset of Trang Province; and Bang Khan of Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

History

Originally named Khao Khao (เขาขาว), it was renamed Huai Yot in 1939.^[1]

Administration

The district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 133 villages (mubans). There are three townships (thesaban tambons): Huai Yot covers parts of tambons Huai Yot and Khao Pun; Na Wong covers parts of tambons Na Wong, Bang Kung, and Wang Khiri; and Lam Phu Ra covers parts of tambon Lam Phu Ra. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Huai Yot	ห้วยยอด	5	11,377
2.	Nong Chang Laen	หนองช้างแล่น	12	7,795
5.	Bang Di	บางดี	12	7,679
6.	Bang Kung	บางกุ้ง	9	5,317
7.	Khao Kop	เขากอบ	12	7,894
8.	Khao Khao	เขาขาว	7	3,797
9.	Khao Pun	เขาปูน	7	4,791
10.	Pak Chaem	ปากแจ่ม	7	4,927
11.	Pak Khom	ปากคม	7	3,438
14.	Tha Ngio	ท่างิ้ว	8	4,557
15.	Lamphu Ra	ลำภูรา	10	5,709
16.	Na Wong	นาวง	11	6,504
17.	Huai Nang	ห้วยนาง	8	5,710
19.	Nai Tao	ในเตา	4	2,704
20.	Thung To	ทุ่งต่อ	8	3,738
21.	Wang Khiri	วังคีรี	6	4,324

Missing numbers are tambons which now form Ratsada District.

References

^ 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

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[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.

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