Lan Saka district

Lan Saka

ลานสกา
Lan Saka ลานสกา
District
	District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
	Coordinates: 8°22′18″N 99°48′18″E / 8.37167°N 99.80500°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat	Khao Kaeo
Area
• Total	342.90 km2 (132.39 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	40,406
• Density	117.83/km2 (305.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	80230
Geocode	8003

Lan Saka (Thai: ลานสกา, pronounced [lāːn sā.kāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

History edit

The district was at first a minor district (king amphoe) named Khao Kaeo (เขาแก้ว), which was a subordinate of Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district. When the district office was moved to tambon Lan Saka, the district was renamed accordingly. In 1958 it was upgraded to a full district.^[1]

Geography edit

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Phrom Khiri, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phra Phrom, Ron Phibun, Thung Song, Chang Klang, Chawang and Phipun.

Khao Luang National Park is in Lan Saka District.

Administration edit

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 42 villages (mubans). Lan Saka is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Khao Kaeo. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Khao Kaeo	เขาแก้ว	6	7,293
2.	Lan Saka	ลานสกา	7	5,775
3.	Tha Di	ท่าดี	7	8,031
4.	Kamlon	กำโลน	11	8,804
5.	Khun Thale	ขุนทะเล	11	10,135

References edit

^ lansaka.nakhoncdp.go.th Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

External links edit

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