Amphoe Kantharalak
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Kantharalak กันทรลักษ์ |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Sisaket Province |
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| Coordinates: 14°38′24″N 104°39′0″E / 14.64000°N 104.65000°ECoordinates: 14°38′24″N 104°39′0″E / 14.64000°N 104.65000°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Sisaket |
| Seat | Nam Om |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,236.6 km2 (477.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 200,608 |
| • Density | 160.5/km2 (416/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 33110 |
| Geocode | 3304 |
Kantharalak (Thai: กันทรลักษ์) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand.
The old name of Kantharalak was Mueang Uthumphon Phisai, controlled by Mueang Khukhan. The central office was located Ban Kan Tuat, Tambon Uthumphon Phisai (not to be confused with later-day Uthumphon Phisai District.) The present office district is located at Tambon Nam Om.
In 1939 the district was renamed from Nam Om to Kantharalak.
The name Kantharalak means "countless ravines", from Pali kandara, "ravine" + Sanskrit lakṣa (लक्ष), "a hundred thousand".
The district is bound in the south by the Dangrek Range. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khun Han, Si Rattana, Benchalak of Sisaket Province, Thung Si Udom, Nam Khun of Ubon Ratchathani Province, Preah Vihear and Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia.
The Khao Phra Wihan National Park office is located in the district, while the main attraction of the park - the Khmer ruins of Prasat Preah Vihear - is located across the boundary in Cambodia.
The district Kantharalak is subdivided into 20 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 279 administrative villages (Muban).
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