The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with latter-day Uthumphon Phisai district.) The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district name was changed from Nam Om to Kantharalak.[1]
Etymologyedit
The name Kantharalak means 'countless ravines', from Palikandara ('ravine') and the Sanskrit lakṣa (लक्ष), 'a hundred thousand'.
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Kantharalak Thai knthrlks pronounced kan tʰa ra lak is a district amphoe in the southeastern part of Sisaket province northeastern Thailand Kantharalak knthrlksDistrictKhao Phra Wihan National ParkDistrict location in Sisaket provinceCoordinates 14 38 24 N 104 39 0 E 14 64000 N 104 65000 E 14 64000 104 65000CountryThailandProvinceSisaketSeatNam OmArea Total1 236 6 km2 477 5 sq mi Population 2014 Total200 608 Density160 5 km2 416 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code33110Geocode3304 Contents 1 History 2 Etymology 3 Geography 4 Administration 4 1 Central administration 4 2 Local administration 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai controlled by Mueang Khukhan The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat Tambon Uthumphon Phisai not to be confused with latter day Uthumphon Phisai district The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om In 1939 the district name was changed from Nam Om to Kantharalak 1 Etymology editThe name Kantharalak means countless ravines from Pali kandara ravine and the Sanskrit lakṣa लक ष a hundred thousand Geography editThe district is defined in the south by the Dangrek Range Neighboring districts are from the west clockwise Khun Han Si Rattana and Benchalak of Sisaket Province Thung Si Udom and Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani province Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia The Khao Phra Wihan National Park office is in the district while the main attraction of the park the Khmer ruins of Prasat Preah Vihear is across the border in Cambodia Administration editCentral administration edit The district is divided into 20 subdistricts tambons which are further subdivided into 279 administrative villages mubans No Name Thai Villages Pop 2 0 1 Bueng Malu bungmalu 20 14 5640 2 Kut Salao kudesla 16 0 9 5880 3 Mueang emuxng 10 0 6 6760 5 Sang Mek sngemk 20 13 2810 6 Nam Om naxxm 16 17 2500 7 Lalai lalay 12 0 7 5860 8 Rung rung 10 0 7 7810 9 Trakat trakac 12 0 7 78011 Chan Yai canihy 16 10 10012 Phu Ngoen phuengin 19 12 12513 Cham cha 0 8 0 5 37114 Krachaeng kraaechng 20 16 87315 Non Samran onnsaray 11 0 6 39516 Nong Ya Lat hnxnghyalad 17 15 74819 Sao Thong Chai esathngchy 13 0 9 90720 Khanun khnun 15 0 9 95521 Suan Kluai swnklwy 12 0 7 32823 Wiang Nuea ewiyngehnux 0 9 0 5 75824 Thung Yai thungihy 17 11 81925 Phu Pha Mok phuphahmxk 0 6 0 4 723Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Benchalak district Local administration edit There is one town thesaban mueang in the district Kantharalak Thai ethsbalemuxngknthrlks consisting of parts of sub districts Nam Om and Nong Ya Lat There are two sub district municipalities thesaban tambon in the district Nong Ya Lat Thai ethsbaltablhnxnghyalad consisting of parts of sub district Nong Ya Lat Suan Kluai Thai ethsbaltablswnklwy consisting of sub district Suan Kluai There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations SAO in the district Bueng Malu Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablbungmalu consisting of sub district Bueng Malu Kut Salao Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablkudesla consisting of sub district Kut Salao Mueang Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablemuxng consisting of sub district Mueang Sang Mek Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablsngemk consisting of sub district Sang Mek Nam Om Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablnaxxm consisting of parts of sub district Nam Om Lalai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntabllalay consisting of sub district Lalai Rung Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablrung consisting of sub district Rung Trakat Thai xngkhkarbriharswntabltrakac consisting of sub district Trakat Chan Yai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablcanihy consisting of sub district Chan Yai Phu Ngoen Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablphuengin consisting of sub district Phu Ngoen Cham Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablcha consisting of sub district Cham Krachaeng Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablkraaechng consisting of sub district Krachaeng Non Samran Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablonnsaray consisting of sub district Non Samran Sao Thong Chai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablesathngchy consisting of sub district Sao Thong Chai Khanun Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablkhnun consisting of sub district Khanun Wiang Nuea Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablewiyngehnux consisting of sub district Wiang Nuea Thung Yai Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablthungihy consisting of sub district Thung Yai Phu Pha Mok Thai xngkhkarbriharswntablphuphahmxk consisting of sub district Phu Pha Mok References edit phrarachkvsdikaepliynnamxaephx kingxaephx aelatablbangaehng phuththskrach 2482 PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 56 k 354 364 April 17 1939 Archived from the original PDF on February 19 2009 Population statistics 2014 in Thai Department of Provincial Administration Retrieved 2015 02 12 External links editamphoe com Thai Sisaket Database Thai nbsp This Sisaket Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kantharalak district amp oldid 1151602215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
