Amphoe Cha-uat
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Cha-uat ชะอวด |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province |
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| Coordinates: 7°57′54″N 99°59′54″E / 7.96500°N 99.99833°ECoordinates: 7°57′54″N 99°59′54″E / 7.96500°N 99.99833°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Seat | Cha-uat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 833.002 km2 (321.624 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 84,227 |
| • Density | 101.1/km2 (262/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ICT (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 80180 |
| Geocode | 8007 |
Cha-uat (Thai: ชะอวด, pronounced [t͡ɕʰāʔùa̯t]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Thung Song, Chulabhorn, Ron Phibun, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chian Yai, and Hua Sai of Nakho Si Thammarat Province, Ranot of Songkhla Province, Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom of Phattalung Province and Huai Yot of Trang Province.
Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park is in the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range at the boundary to Phattalung and Trang provinces.
The minor district (king amphoe) was created in 1923, when it was split from Ron Phibun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1953.
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