Huai Kha

Huai Kha (Thai: ห้วยข่า) is a tambon (subdistrict) located in the northwestern region of Buntharik district, in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand.[1][2][3] In 2021, it had a population of 17,799 people.[1] Neighbouring subdistricts are (clockwise from the west) Na Chaluai, Sok Saeng, Non Kho, and Phon Ngam, as well as Soukhoumma and Mounlapamok districts of Laos in the east and south.[2][3]

Huai Kha
ห้วยข่า
Subdistrict
Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province
Subdistrict location in Ubon Ratchathani province
CountryThailand
ProvinceUbon Ratchathani
DistrictBuntharik
Number of Muban20
Number of Mu23
Subdistrict establishedBefore 1912
Area
 • Total573 km2 (221 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total17,799
 • Density31.06/km2 (80.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
34230

History

Around the early 1800s, several ethnic groups, including Thai, Laotian, and Khmer, as well as an indigenous minority, the Kuy, evacuated from Ban Sang Ngon (บ้านสร้างโหง่น), Ban Pho Dao (บ้านโพเด้า), and Ban Kon Sao Nong Kung (บ้านก้อนเส้าหนองกุง) of Khukhan, currently in Sisaket province, to settle in the area, which was formerly covered with deciduous dipterocarp forest. The first settlement was named "Huai Kha," after Alpinia galanga, which was found numerously in the region, especially in the waterside area; Huai ห้วย means "stream, creek, brook," and Kha ข่า refers to "Alpinia galanga".[2]

Huai Kha was one of the three oldest subdistricts (tambon) of the Buntharik district, together with Phon Ngam and Kho Laen. In 1979, the tambon's village in the northwestern area, Non Kho, became an independent subdistrict with the same name, by absorbing five other villages in the surrounding area.[4]

Initially, Huai Kha subdistrict was governed by its subdistrict council until the council was promoted to the Subdistrict Administrative Organization (SAO) on January 20, 1996.[2]

Geography

The tambon covers 573 km2 and is located in the southernmost region of the Buntharik district. The northwest area, one-third of the total, is an undulating plateau where most of its population settled, while the remaining area is a rolling plain and highland of the Dângrêk Mountains, which form the border between Thailand and Laos.[2]

Administration

The subdistrict of Huai Kha is divided into 20 villages (mubans; หมู่บ้าน), three of which, Huai Kha, Nong Mek, and Sang Hom villages, each was further divided into two community group (หมู่; Mu).[1][2] As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 17,799 people with 5,558 households.[1]

Since 1997, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Huai Kha Subdistrict Municipality (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลห้วยข่า, Huai Kha SAO) has been the local government responding to administer the area.[1][2]

The following is a list of the subdistrict's mubans, which roughly correspond to the villages.[1]

VillageGroup
(Mu)		HouseholdPopulation
Romanized nameThai name
Huai Khaห้วยข่า
1
315
980
23
225
848
Nong Paekหนองแปก
2
273
904
Nong Paenหนองแปน
3
406
1,018
Nong Mekหนองเม็ก
4
370
1,110
21
275
861
Kaeng Swangแก้งสว่าง
5
212
611
Kham Bakคำบาก
6
395
1,271
Sang Homสร้างหอม
7
237
863
22
235
785
Bokบก
8
259
711
Kaeng Sombunแก้งสมบูรณ์
9
356
1,165
Nong Neawหนองเหนี่ยว
10
74
228
Pong Yoโป่งยอ
11
82
276
Kao Klangเก่ากลาง
12
325
819
Kaeng Udomแก้งอุดม
13
247
922
Sok Koโสกก่อ
14
148
542
Huai Kha Taksinห้วยข่าทักษิณ
15
176
572
Non Lamduanโนนลำดวน
16
228
703
Kham Khunratคำขุนราษฎ์
17
170
626
Nong Khaow Pattanaหนองเขว้าพัฒนา
18
136
491
Khaen Thongแคนทอง
19
247
814
Kham Saensukคำแสนสุข
20
168
679
Central House Registration
1
0
Total
5,558
17,799

References
  1. "โครงสร้างข้อมูลสถิติจำนวนประชากร" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration of Thailand. 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. "ประวัติความเป็นมา". www.huaikha.go.th (in Thai). Subdistrict Administrative Organization of Huai Kha. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง การกำหนดเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภอบุณฑริก จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี" (PDF). www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 8 February 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  4. "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ตั้งและเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตตำบลในท้องที่อำเภอบุณฑริก อำเภอนาจะหลวย อำเภอเดชอุดม จังหวัดอุบลราชธานี" (PDF). www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th (in Thai). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 23 October 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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