Kong Krailat (, ) is a district (amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sukhothai province, in the lower northern region of Thailand.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Khiri Mat and Mueang Sukhothai of Sukhothai province, Phrom Phiram and Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok province.
History The district was renamed from Ban Krai to Kong Krailat in 1939.
Language Speakers in the district were the informants for a survey of Sukhothai dialect vocabulary by Wattanachai Manying, reported in a 2023 study of the dialect in popular song. The survey recorded 266 dialect words still in use, a figure it gives as 50.86 percent, and describes them as both archaic terms and terms formed within the speech community.
Administration The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 126 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Kong Krailat covers parts of tambons Kong, Ban Krang and Pa Faek. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO). No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.1.Kongกง135,9472.Ban Krangบ้านกร่าง124,1753.Krai Nokไกรนอก154,5014.Krai Klangไกรกลาง83,9245.Krai Naiไกรใน157,9736.Dong Dueaiดงเดือย116,4787.Pa Faekป่าแฝก136,1028.Kok Raetกกแรต125,2529.Tha Chanuanท่าฉนวน129,88810.Nong Tumหนองตูม75,40011.Ban Mai Suk Kasemบ้านใหม่สุขเกษม84,881
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External links amphoe.com