Wang Krachae, Kanchanaburi

Wang Krachae

วังกระแจะ
Wang Krachae วังกระแจะ
Subdistrict
	School in Wang Krachae
	Coordinates: 14°14′N 98°52′E / 14.233°N 98.867°E / 14.233; 98.867
Country	Thailand
Province	Kanchanaburi
District	Sai Yok
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	9,134
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)

Wang Krachae (Thai: วังกระแจะ, pronounced [wāŋ krā.t͡ɕɛ̀ʔ]) is a village and tambon (subdistrict) of Sai Yok District, in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.^[3] In 2016 it had a population of 9,134 people.^[2] The tambon contains nine villages.

Wang Krachae Subdistrict is in the mountainous area of the Tenasserim Hills, close to the border with Myanmar.

History

In 2015 sound from the meteor was reported in three districts of Kanchanaburi Province: Thong Pha Phum, Sai Yok and Si Sawat.^[4] The Governor of Kanchanaburi Province, Wan-chai Osukhonthip, ordered police and Sai Yok National Park rangers to search Wang Krachae and Bong Ti subdistricts in Sai Yok District for meteor debris.^[4]

References

^ GoogleEarth
^ a b "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2558". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ Thaitambon.com, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)
^ a b "Exploding meteor sends social media into a tizzy". The Nation. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

External links

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[1] GoogleEarth

[pop2016-2] "รายงานสถิติจำนวนประชากรและบ้านประจำปี พ.ศ.2558". Department of Provincial Administration (in Thai). Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[3] Thaitambon.com, Accessed 11 May 2011 (in Thai)

[nm-4] "Exploding meteor sends social media into a tizzy". The Nation. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.