Kantharalak district

Kantharalak is a district in the southeastern part of Sisaket province, northeastern Thailand.

History

The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was in Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai The present district office is in Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district name was changed from Nam Om to Kantharalak.

Etymology

The name Kantharalak means 'countless ravines', from Pali kandara and the Sanskrit lakṣa, 'a hundred thousand'.

Geography

The district is defined in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are : Khun Han, Si Rattana, and Benchalak of Sisaket Province; Thung Si Udom and Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani province; Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
The Khao [Phra Wihan National Park] office is in the district, while the main attraction of the park, the Khmer temple of Preah Vihear, is across the border in Cambodia.

Administration

Central administration

The district is divided into 20 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 279 administrative villages.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.
1.	Bueng Malu	บึงมะลู	20	14,564
2.	Kut Salao	กุดเสลา	16	9,588
3.	Mueang	เมือง	10	6,676
5.	Sang Mek	สังเม็ก	20	13,281
6.	Nam Om	น้ำอ้อม	16	17,250
7.	Lalai	ละลาย	12	7,586
8.	Rung	รุง	10	7,781
9.	Trakat	ตระกาจ	12	7,780
11.	Chan Yai	จานใหญ่	16	10,100
12.	Phu Ngoen	ภูเงิน	19	12,125
13.	Cham	ชำ	8	5,371
14.	Krachaeng	กระแชง	20	16,873
15.	Non Samran	โนนสำราญ	11	6,395
16.	Nong Ya Lat	หนองหญ้าลาด	17	15,748
19.	Sao Thong Chai	เสาธงชัย	13	9,907
20.	Khanun	ขนุน	15	9,955
21.	Suan Kluai	สวนกล้วย	12	7,328
23.	Wiang Nuea	เวียงเหนือ	9	5,758
24.	Thung Yai	ทุ่งใหญ่	17	11,819
25.	Phu Pha Mok	ภูผาหมอก	6	4,723

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form Benchalak district.

Local administration

There is one town in the district:

Kantharalak consisting of parts of sub-districts Nam Om and Nong Ya Lat.

There are two sub-district municipalities in the district:

Nong Ya Lat consisting of parts of sub-district Nong Ya Lat.
Suan Kluai consisting of sub-district Suan Kluai.

There are 18 subdistrict administrative organizations in the district:

Bueng Malu consisting of sub-district Bueng Malu.
Kut Salao consisting of sub-district Kut Salao.
Mueang consisting of sub-district Mueang.
Sang Mek consisting of sub-district Sang Mek.
Nam Om consisting of parts of sub-district Nam Om.
Lalai consisting of sub-district Lalai.
Rung consisting of sub-district Rung.
Trakat consisting of sub-district Trakat.
Chan Yai consisting of sub-district Chan Yai.
Phu Ngoen consisting of sub-district Phu Ngoen.
Cham consisting of sub-district Cham.
Krachaeng consisting of sub-district Krachaeng.
Non Samran consisting of sub-district Non Samran.
Sao Thong Chai consisting of sub-district Sao Thong Chai.
Khanun consisting of sub-district Khanun.
Wiang Nuea consisting of sub-district Wiang Nuea.
Thung Yai consisting of sub-district Thung Yai.
Phu Pha Mok consisting of sub-district Phu Pha Mok.