Khok Pho District
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Khok Pho โคกโพธิ์ |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Pattani Province |
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| Coordinates: 6°43′46″N 101°5′46″E / 6.72944°N 101.09611°ECoordinates: 6°43′46″N 101°5′46″E / 6.72944°N 101.09611°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Pattani |
| Seat | Khok Pho |
| Tambon | 12 |
| Muban | 81 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 339.414 km2 (131.048 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 66,840 |
| • Density | 189.5/km2 (491/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 94120 |
| Geocode | 9402 |
Khok Pho (Thai: โคกโพธิ์) is a district (Amphoe) of Pattani Province, southern Thailand.
The area of the district originally belonged to Mueang Nong Chik, one of the seven provinces of Pattani kingdom. The district was established by splitting it from Nong Chik district, at first named Mueang Kao (เมืองเก่า). As the district office was located in tambon Makrut it was later renamed to Makrut district.
1929 King Rama VII visited the district to see the solar eclipse on May 9. During this visit he saw a building in Khok Pho which he thought to be more fitting as the district office, thus the office was moved there later. In 1939 the district received its current name Khok Pho.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Nong Chik and Mae Lan of Pattani Province, Mueang Yala of Yala Province, and Saba Yoi and Thepha of Songkhla Province.
Namtok Sai Khao National Park covers an area of 110 km² of forested hills of the Sankalakhiri mountain range at the corner between Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces.
The district Khok Pho is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 81 administrative villages (Muban).
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Mae Lan district.
There are 3 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
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