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'''Khao Kho''' ({{lang-th|เขาค้อ}}) is a district (''[[Amphoe]]'') of [[Phetchabun Province]], northern [[Thailand]].
'''Khao Kho''' ({{langx|th|เขาค้อ}}, {{IPA|th|kʰǎw kʰɔ́ː|pron}}) is a district (''[[amphoe]]'') of [[Phetchabun province]], northern [[Thailand]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name of the district comes from the a kind of palm tree named ''Kho'' (''[[Livistona speciosa]]'')<ref>[http://surat.stkc.go.th/Livistona-speciosa-Kurz ค้อ: Livistona speciosa Kurz.]</ref>, that is found a lot in the area, and from the name ''[[Khao]]'', mountain. Thus the full name of the district means "''Palm tree hills''".
The name of the district comes from [[Khao Kho]], a peak in the [[Phetchabun Mountains]], named either after ''[[Livistona speciosa]]'', a kind of palm tree,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://surat.stkc.go.th/Livistona-speciosa-Kurz |title=ค้อ: Livistona speciosa Kurz. |access-date=2009-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830070819/http://surat.stkc.go.th/Livistona-speciosa-Kurz |archive-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or after the [[Ceylon oak]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kaokorsignature.com/en/places-and-activity/history-khaokho.html |title=History of Khao Kho |access-date=2013-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103051711/http://www.kaokorsignature.com/en/places-and-activity/history-khaokho.html |archive-date=2013-01-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Both species are known as ''kho'' ({{langx|th|ค้อ}}) in Thai and are abundant in the area.


==History==
==History==
Between 1965-1984, this mountainous area was the battle field of the [[Communist Party of Thailand|Thai communist party]] and the Royal Thai Army. It was established as a minor district (''[[King Amphoe]]'') on August 21st, 1984, by splitting the two ''tambon'' Thung Samo and Khaem Son from [[Amphoe Lom Sak|Lom Sak district]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=101|issue=118 ง|pages=29963|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอหล่มสัก จังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเขาค้อ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2527/D/118/2996.PDF|date=September 4 1984|language=Thai}}</ref> It was upgraded to a full district on July 19 1991.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=108|issue=107 ก Special<!--ฉบับพิเศษ-->|pages=29–33|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอทุ่งตะโก อำเภอพะโต๊ะ อำเภอเขาค้อ อำเภอน้ำหนาว อำเภอวังจันทร์ อำเภอนาด้วง อำเภอเต่างอย อำเภอสิงหนคร อำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์ และอำเภอลำดวน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/A/107/29.PDF|date=June 19 1991|language=Thai}}</ref>
Khao Kho was established as a minor district (''[[king amphoe]]'') on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two ''tambons'' Thung Samo and Khaem Son from [[Lom Sak district]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=101|issue=118 ง|pages=29963|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอหล่มสัก จังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเขาค้อ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2527/D/118/2996.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127130629/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2527/D/118/2996.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2012|date=September 4, 1984|language=Thai}}</ref> It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=108|issue=107 ก Special<!--ฉบับพิเศษ-->|pages=29–33|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอทุ่งตะโก อำเภอพะโต๊ะ อำเภอเขาค้อ อำเภอน้ำหนาว อำเภอวังจันทร์ อำเภอนาด้วง อำเภอเต่างอย อำเภอสิงหนคร อำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์ และอำเภอลำดวน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/A/107/29.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108015913/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2534/A/107/29.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2011|date=June 19, 1991|language=Thai}}</ref>

Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the [[Communist Party of Thailand|Thai communist party]] and the Royal Thai Army.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}


==Geography==
==Geography==
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Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) [[Lom Kao district|Lom Kao]], [[Lom Sak district|Lom Sak]] and [[Mueang Phetchabun district|Mueang Phetchabun]] of Phetchabun Province, [[Noen Maprang district|Noen Maprang]], [[Wang Thong district|Wang Thong]] and [[Nakhon Thai district|Nakhon Thai]] of [[Phitsanulok province]], and [[Dan Sai district|Dan Sai]] of [[Loei province]].
[[Image:Kho Mountain.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Khao Kho in the rain, view from highway no.12]]

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Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) [[Amphoe Lom Kao|Lom Kao]], [[Amphoe Lom Sak|Lom Sak]] and [[Amphoe Mueang Phetchabun|Mueang Phetchabun]] of Phetchabun Province, [[Amphoe Noen Maprang|Noen Maprang]], [[Amphoe Wang Thong|Wang Thong]] and [[Amphoe Nakhon Thai|Nakhon Thai]] of [[Phitsanulok Province]], and [[Amphoe Dan Sai|Dan Sai]] of [[Loei Province]]. The [[Phetchabun Mountains]] are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.
The [[Phetchabun Mountains]] are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.


==Administration==
==Administration== <!-- This section is linked from redirect "[[Khek Noi]]" -->
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (''[[tambon]]''), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (''[[muban]]''). There are no municipal areas (''[[thesaban]]'') within the district, and 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (''[[tambon]]s''), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (''[[muban]]s''). There are no municipal areas (''[[thesaban]]s'') in the district. There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).


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! Thai name
! Thai name
! Villages
! Villages
! [[Population|Inh.]]
! [[Population|Pop.]]
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|-
||1.||Thung Samo||ทุ่งสมอ||11||4,013||
||1.||Khao Kho||เขาค้อ||14||6,467||
|-
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||2.||Khaem Son||แคมป์สน||14||5,284||
||2.||Khaem Son||แคมป์สน||14||5,284||
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||3.||Khao Kho||เขาค้อ||14||6,467||
||3.||Thung Samo||ทุ่งสมอ||11||4,013||
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||4.||Rim Si Muang||ริมสีม่วง||6||1,293||
||4.||Rim Si Muang||ริมสีม่วง||6||1,293||
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||7.||Khek Noi||เข็กน้อย||12||11,849||
||7.||Khek Noi||เข็กน้อย||12||11,849||
|}
|}

==Population==
At present, Khek Noi Sub-district is home to the largest [[Hmong people|Hmong]] community in Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMhV0bul9vw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/WMhV0bul9vw |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|language=thai|date=2017-12-08|title=คิดเช่น Gen D 08 12 60|work=Fahwonmai}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 24 October 2024

Khao Kho
เขาค้อ
District
Khao Kho in the rain seen from Thailand Route 12
Khao Kho in the rain seen from Thailand Route 12
District location in Phetchabun province
District location in Phetchabun province
Coordinates: 16°38′0″N 100°59′54″E / 16.63333°N 100.99833°E / 16.63333; 100.99833
CountryThailand
ProvincePhetchabun
SeatKhao Kho
Area
 • Total1,333.0 km2 (514.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total32,932
 • Density24.7/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code67270
Geocode6711

Khao Kho (Thai: เขาค้อ, pronounced [kʰǎw kʰɔ́ː]) is a district (amphoe) of Phetchabun province, northern Thailand.

Etymology

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The name of the district comes from Khao Kho, a peak in the Phetchabun Mountains, named either after Livistona speciosa, a kind of palm tree,[1] or after the Ceylon oak.[2] Both species are known as kho (Thai: ค้อ) in Thai and are abundant in the area.

History

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Khao Kho was established as a minor district (king amphoe) on 21 August 1984 by splitting the two tambons Thung Samo and Khaem Son from Lom Sak district.[3] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.[4]

Between 1965 and 1984, this mountainous area was a battleground in the fight between the Thai communist party and the Royal Thai Army.[citation needed]

Geography

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Neighbouring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lom Kao, Lom Sak and Mueang Phetchabun of Phetchabun Province, Noen Maprang, Wang Thong and Nakhon Thai of Phitsanulok province, and Dan Sai of Loei province.

The Phetchabun Mountains are a mountain chain in Khao Kho.

Administration

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The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (mubans). There are no municipal areas (thesabans) in the district. There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Khao Kho เขาค้อ 14 6,467
2. Khaem Son แคมป์สน 14 5,284
3. Thung Samo ทุ่งสมอ 11 4,013
4. Rim Si Muang ริมสีม่วง 6 1,293
5. Sado Phong สะเดาะพง 5 1,432
6. Nong Mae Na หนองแม่นา 10 2,594
7. Khek Noi เข็กน้อย 12 11,849

Population

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At present, Khek Noi Sub-district is home to the largest Hmong community in Thailand.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "ค้อ: Livistona speciosa Kurz". Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ "History of Khao Kho". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  3. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอหล่มสัก จังหวัดเพชรบูรณ์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเขาค้อ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 101 (118 ง): 29963. September 4, 1984. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012.
  4. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอทุ่งตะโก อำเภอพะโต๊ะ อำเภอเขาค้อ อำเภอน้ำหนาว อำเภอวังจันทร์ อำเภอนาด้วง อำเภอเต่างอย อำเภอสิงหนคร อำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์ และอำเภอลำดวน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 108 (107 ก Special): 29–33. June 19, 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "คิดเช่น Gen D 08 12 60". Fahwonmai (in Thai). 2017-12-08. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
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