Khlong Hat District

Khlong Hat is the southeasternmost district of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.HistoryThe area originally was a forest with plenty of Mahat or Lakooch tree along the canals . When people moved to settle their new village there, they named their own village Ban Khlong Mahat. Later the name was shortened to Ban Khlong Hat. In 1984 Cambodian refugees fleeing from the Civil War migrated to the area of Khlong Hat. Then Thai government separated the four subdistricts Khlong Hat, Thai Udom, Sap Makrut and Sai Diao from Watthana Nakhon district and created a minor district for better administration effective January 15, 1985. Mr. Luean Lueanrangsi was the first head of the minor district. It was upgrated to a full district on May 21, 1990.GeographyNeighboring districts are Soi Dao of Chanthaburi Province, Wang Sombun, Wang Nam Yen, Watthana Nakhon and Aranyaprathet of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province of Cambodia.AdministrationThe district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 69 villages . There are no municipal areas, and further 7 Tambon administrative organizations .