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Chulabhorn (Thai: จุฬาภรณ์) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

Chulabhorn จุฬาภรณ์
District
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°4′30″N 99°52′12″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat	Sam Tambon
Area
• Total	192.505 km2 (74.327 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	31,481
• Density	159.3/km2 (413/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	80130
Geocode	8019

The district was named in honour of Princess Chulabhorn, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on her 36th birthday.

History

The district was created on 7 March 1994 by merging the two tambons, Ban Khuan Mut and Ban Cha-uat of Cha-uat district and the four tambons Khuan Nong Khwa, Thung Pho, Na Mo Bun, and Sam Tambon of Ron Phibun district.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ron Phibun, Cha-uat, and Thung Song.

Administration

Central administration

Chulabhorn is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 30 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2] 01. Ban Khuan Mut บ้านควนมุด 02 1,592 02. Ban Cha-uat บ้านชะอวด 04 2,708 03. Khuan Nong Khwa ควนหนองคว้า 04 3,305 04. Thung Pho ทุ่งโพธิ์ 08 9,737 05. Na Mo Bun นาหมอบุญ 06 7,112 06. Sam Tambon สามตำบล 06 7,027

Local administration

There are five sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

• Ban Cha-uat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบ้านชะอวด) consisting of sub-districts Ban Khuan Mut and Ban Cha-uat.
• Khuan Nong Khwa (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลควนหนองคว้า) consisting of sub-district Khuan Nong Khwa.
• Thung Pho (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลทุ่งโพธิ์) consisting of sub-district Thung Pho.
• Na Mo Bun (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนาหมอบุญ) consisting of sub-district Na Mo Bun.
• Sam Tambon (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสามตำบล) consisting of sub-district Sam Tambon.

References

External links

• amphoe.com

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