Ratchasan district

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| official_name = Ratchasan

| native_name = ราชสาส์น

| native_name_lang= th

| settlement_type = District

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| map_caption = District location in Chachoengsao province

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Thailand

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Chachoengsao

| subdivision_type2 = Seat

| subdivision_name2 = Bang Kha

| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict

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| subdivision_type4 = Muban

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| established_title = District established

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| population_total = 12,809

| population_as_of = 2017

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| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:134.9|R}}

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| blank_name_sec1 = Postal code

| blank_info_sec1 = 24120

| blank_name_sec2 = Geocode

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| timezone = ICT

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Ratchasan ({{langx|th|ราชสาส์น}}, {{IPA|th|râːt.t͡ɕʰā.sǎːn|pron}}) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand.

History

The area of Ratchasan was separated from Phanom Sarakham district and became a minor district (king amphoe) on 16 February 1977.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=94|issue=13 ง|pages=773|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอพนมสารคาม จังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอราชสาส์น|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2520/D/013/773.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126233937/http://ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2520/D/013/773.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 26, 2009|date=February 22, 1977|language=Thai}} It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=111|issue=21 ก|pages=32–35|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/A/021/32.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185742/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2537/A/021/32.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2007|date=June 3, 1994|language=Thai}}

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Phanom Sarakham, Plaeng Yao, and Bang Khla of Chachoengsao Province; and Ban Sang of Prachinburi province.

The important water resource is the Khlong Tha Lat.

Administration

= Central administration =

Ratchasan is divided into three sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative villages (mubans).

class="wikitable sortable" ! No. ! Name ! Thai ! Villages ! Pop.{{cite web\|url=http://stat.bora.dopa.go.th/stat/statnew/statTDD/views/showDistrictData.php?rcode=24&statType=1&year=60&rcode=24\|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration\|title=Population statistics 2017\|language=Thai\|accessdate=2018-04-04}}
\|{{0}}1.	Bang Kha	{{lang\|th\|บางคา}}	{{0}}6	2,132
\|{{0}}2.	Mueang Mai	{{lang\|th\|เมืองใหม่}}	{{0}}9	3,146
\|{{0}}3.	Dong Noi	{{lang\|th\|ดงน้อย}}	16	7,531

= Local administration =

There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Bang Kha (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลบางคา}}) consisting of sub-district Bang Kha.
Mueang Mai (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเมืองใหม่}}) consisting of sub-district Mueang Mai.
Dong Noi (Thai: {{lang|th|องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดงน้อย}}) consisting of sub-district Dong Noi.

Economy

Palmyrum is a local important industrial crop. Ratchasan is famous for its palm sap.

References

External links

[http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=83&pv=7 amphoe.com]

Ratchasan