Lam Luk Ka District
Lam Luk Ka (Thai: ลำลูกกา, pronounced [lām lûːk kāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Pathum Thani Province, central Thailand.
Lam Luk Ka ลำลูกกา | |
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 District location in Pathum Thani Province | |
| Coordinates: 13°55′57″N 100°44′58″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Pathum Thani |
| Seat | Lam Luk Ka |
| Subdistricts | 8 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 297.71 km2 (114.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 273,438 |
| • Density | 918.47/km2 (2,378.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 12150 |
| Geocode | 1306 |
History
The name Lam Luk Ka originates from a fertile pond in Bueng Lam Luk Ka District. When the government created the district Lam Luk Ka in 1904, they cut the word Bueng off. Locals say the name translates to English as 'song of the baby raven' and many raven statues adorn buildings and lampposts along the secondary highway through the city.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Thanyaburi of Pathum Thani; Ongkharak of Nakhon Nayok Province; Bang Nam Priao of Chachoengsao Province; Nong Chok, Khlong Sam Wa, Sai Mai, and Don Mueang of Bangkok; and Mueang Pathum Thani.
Khlong Rangsit is the main water resource of the district.
Administration
The district is divided into eight subdistricts (tambons). There are three town municipalities (thesaban mueangs): Khu Khot, Lam Sam Kaeo, and Lat Sawai, and two subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambons): Lam Luk Ka and Lam Sai. There are six subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO).
| 1. | Khu Khot | คูคต | |
| 2. | Lat Sawai | ลาดสวาย | |
| 3. | Bueng Kham Phroi | บึงคำพร้อย | |
| 4. | Lam Luk Ka | ลำลูกกา | |
| 5. | Bueng Thong Lang | บึงทองหลาง | |
| 6. | Lam Sai | ลำไทร | |
| 7. | Bueng Kho Hai | บึงคอไห | |
| 8. | Phuet Udom | พืชอุดม |
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