Amphoe Cha-uat

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Cha-uat
ชะอวด
Statistics
Province: Nakhon Si Thammarat
District office: Cha-uat
7°57′54″N, 99°59′54″E
Area: 833.002 km²
Inhabitants: 84,227 (2005)
Pop. density: 101.1 inh./km²
Geocode: 8007
Postal code: 80180
Map
Map of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand highlighting Cha-uat

Cha-uat (Thai: ชะอวด) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

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Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thung Song, Chulabhorn, Ron Phibun, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chian Yai and Hua Sai of Nakho Si Thammarat Province, Ranot of Songkhla Province, Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom of Phattalung Province and Huai Yot of Trang Province.

Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park is located in the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range at the boundary to Phattalung and Trang provinces.

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created in 1923, when it was split from Ron Phibun district. It was upgraded to a full district on January 1 1953.[1]

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (muban). Cha-uat is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Cha-uat and Tha Pra Cha. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Cha-uat ชะอวด 9 12,405
2. Tha Samet ท่าเสม็ด 7 4,765
3. Tha Pracha ท่าประจะ 6 7,180
4. Khreng เคร็ง 11 7,654
5. Wang Ang วังอ่าง 10 9,551
6. Ban Tun บ้านตูล 6 6,955
7. Khon Hat ขอนหาด 8 6,147
8. Ko Khan เกาะขันธ์ 9 8,903
9. Khuan Nong Hong ควนหนองหงษ์ 8 6,830
10. Khao Phra Thong เขาพระทอง 7 7,345
11. Nang Long นางหลง 7 6,492
 Map of Tambon

  1. ^ (March 10 1953) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอจักราช อำเภอสัตตหีบ อำเภอศรีสงคราม อำเภอชะอวด อำเภอหนองแซง อำเภอภาชี อำเภอเขาไชยสน อำเภอชุมพลบุรี อำเภอวาริชภูมิ อำเภอสบปราบ และอำเภอสุไหงโกลก พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๖" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 70 (17 ก): 368-371. 

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