Chat Trakan district
District in Phitsanulok, Thailand
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Chat Trakan (Thai: ชาติตระการ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰâːt trā.kāːn]) is the northernmost district (amphoe) of Phitsanulok province, lower northern region of Thailand.
Chat Trakan
ชาติตระการ | |
|---|---|
 Chat Trakan Waterfall | |
 District location in Phitsanulok province | |
| Coordinates: 17°16′36″N 100°35′57″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phitsanulok |
| Seat | Pa Daeng |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,586.2 km2 (612.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 41,550 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postcode | 65170 |
| Calling code | 055 |
| ISO 3166 code | TH-6503 |
| LAO code | 01650301 |
History
Mueang Chat Trakan was an ancient city of the same era as Mueang Nakhon Thai. Originally part of Nakhon Thai District, it was made a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 May 1969, consisting of the two tambon Chat Trakan and Pa Daeng.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1974.[2] It was a scene of conflict in the Thai–Laotian Border War (December 1987 – February 1988.)
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Na Haeo of Loei province, Nakhon Thai, Wang Thong, Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province, Thong Saen Khan and Nam Pat of Uttaradit province. And to the east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.
Chat Trakan lies within the Nan Basin, part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through Chat Trakan, as well as the lesser Kap (Thai: ลำน้ำคับ), Phak (Thai: ลำน้ำภาค) and Kleung (Thai: ลำน้ำคลึง) Rivers.
Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is in Chat Trakan District. The northeastern part of the district is in the southernmost prolongation of the Luang Prabang Range mountain area of the Thai highlands.[3]
Administration
Provincial government
The district is divided into six subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (mubans), as of 2025: 41,550 people of 15,744 families.[4]
| No | Subdistrict | Population | Villages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pa Daeng | 8,084 | 12 |
| 2 | Chat Trakan | 4,605 | 9 |
| 3 | Suan Miang | 5,650 | 10 |
| 4 | Ban Dong | 8,250 | 16 |
| 5 | Bo Phak | 9,998 | 16 |
| 6 | Tha Sakae | 4,963 | 9 |
| Total population | 41,550 | 72 |
Local government
There is one subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon}. Pa Daeng municipality covers villages 1 - 6, 8 of Pa Daeng, village 3 of Tha Sakae subdistricts.
| Pa Daeng subdistrict municipality | Population |
|---|---|
| Pa Daeng subdistrict | 4,308 |
| Tha Sakae subdistrict | 904 |
| Total Population | 5,212 |
Further there are six subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO). Pa Daeng and Tha Sakae SAO's cover the remaining areas of Pa Daeng and Tha Sakae subdistricts. The other four SAO's cover the whole same-named subdistrict.[5]
Temples
There are 36 active Buddhist temples in Chat Trakan.[6]
Economy
Chat Trakan is a district on the outskirts of Phitsanulok province, more than 90% of which is reserved forest area.
Therefore, Chat Trakan and two neighboring districts, Nakhon Thai and Wat Bot, have the lowest prosperity index in Phitsanulok, lowest household income and highest household debt.[7]