Dan Chang
ด่านช้าง
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District location in Suphan Buri province
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| Coordinates: 14°50′30″N 99°41′50″E / 14.84167°N 99.69722°E / 14.84167; 99.69722 | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Suphan Buri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,193.6 km2 (460.9 sq mi) |
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 67,011 |
| • Density | 54.0/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 72180 |
| Geocode | 7203 |
Dan Chang (Thai: ด่านช้าง, pronounced [dàːn t͡ɕʰáːŋ]) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Suphan Buri province, central Thailand.
Dan Chang was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 30 August 1974 by splitting off three tambons, Dan Chang, Ong Phra, and Huai Khamin, from Doem Bang Nang Buat district.[1] The next year, subdistrict Nong Makha Mong was transferred from Doem Bang Nang Buat to the minor district.[2] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on 13 July 1981.[3]
Lauda Air Flight 004 crashed at a site three nautical miles north of Phu Toei, Huai Khamin, Dan Chang in 1991.[4]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Ban RaiofUthai Thani province; Noen KhamofChainat province; Doem Bang Nang Buat and Nong Ya Sai of Suphan Buri Province; and Lao Khwan, Nong Prue, and Si SawatofKanchanaburi province.
Phu Toei National Park is in Dan Chang District. The important water resource of Dan Chang is the Krasiao River which is impounded by the district's Krasiao DaminHuai Khamin Subdistrict.
Dan Chang is divided into seven subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 93 administrative villages (mubans).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop.[5] |
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| 01. | Nong Makha Mong | หนองมะค่าโมง | 21 | 17,782 |
| 02. | Dan Chang | ด่านช้าง | 21 | 16,007 |
| 03. | Huai Khamin | ห้วยขมิ้น | 16 | 09,259 |
| 04. | Ong Phra | องค์พระ | 09 | 07,133 |
| 05. | Wang Khan | วังคัน | 11 | 06,531 |
| 06. | Nikhom Krasiao | นิคมกระเสียว | 06 | 05,346 |
| 07. | Wang Yao | วังยาว | 09 | 04,953 |
There is one subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:
There are seven subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
