Khlong Thom District

Khlong Thom
คลองท่อม
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Krabi Province
Coordinates: 7°57′12″N 99°8′42″E / 7.95333°N 99.14500°E / 7.95333; 99.14500Coordinates: 7°57′12″N 99°8′42″E / 7.95333°N 99.14500°E / 7.95333; 99.14500
Country Thailand
Province Krabi
Seat Khlong Thom
Area
 • Total 1,042.531 km2 (402.523 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 70,337
 • Density 67.5/km2 (175/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 81120
Geocode 8104

Khlong Thom (Thai: คลองท่อม, pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ tʰɔ̂m]) is a district (amphoe) in Krabi Province, Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom, and Lam Thap of Krabi Province, and Wang Wiset and Sikao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.

History

In 1917 the district was renamed from Khlong Phon (คลองพล) to Khlong Thom.[1]

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 67 villages (muban). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Khlong Thom Tai and Khlong Phon, each covering parts of the same-named tambon. Each tambon has a tambon administrative organization (TAO), responsible for the area not belonging to any of the municipalities.

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1.Khlong Thom Taiคลองท่อมใต้911,686
2.Khlong Thom Nueaคลองท่อมเหนือ85,877
3.Khlong Phonคลองพน1418,384
4.Sai Khaoทรายขาว710,092
5.Huai Nam Khaoห้วยน้ำขาว108,636
6.Phru Din Naพรุดินนา109,833
7.Phelaเพหลา95,829

Environment

The residents of tambon Klong Phon's Ban Tha Maphrao community were the recipients of the 2018 Mechai Viravaidya Award. The award, funded by the Stock Exchange of Thailand Foundation, honours communities for outstanding social development initiatives. The award was granted for the community's reforestation of several thousand rai of mangrove forest destroyed years earlier by shrimp farmers. Today, about 70 percent of community residents, over 2,000 people, are able to earn around 500 baht per day by selling mangrove crabs, black crabs, and other marine life they catch in the forest or local waters.[3]

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.
  3. ↑ Suksamran, Nauvarat (5 May 2018). "CSR Thailand: 'Fishing' lessons to enrich the poor". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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