title: Sanam Chai Khet district
text: # Sanam Chai Khet district
  
  Sanam Chai Khet (Thai: สนามชัยเขต, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Chachoengsao province, central Thailand.
  
  ## History
  
  Mueang Sanam Chai Khet was a city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, a contemporary of neighboring Mueang Phanat Nikhom and Phanom Sarakham.
  
  Being part of Phanom Sarakham district, on 6 January 1966 the three tambons, Khu Yai Mi, Tha Kradan, and Tha Takiap, were split off to form the minor district (king amphoe) Sanam Chai (สนามไชย). It was renamed Sanam Chai Ket on 14 December 1972, and upgraded to a full district on 28 June 1973.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Plaeng Yao and Phanom Sarakham of Chachoengsao Province; Si Maha Phot and Kabin Buri of Prachinburi province; Khao Chakan of Sa Kaeo province; Tha Takiap of Chachoengsao Province; and Ko Chan of Chonburi province.
  
  ## Administration
  
  ### Central administration
  
  Sanam Chai Khet is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 70 administrative villages (mubans).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 01. | Khu Yai Mi | คู้ยายหมี | 17 | 16,459 |
  | 02. | Tha Kradan | ท่ากระดาน | 23 | 30,861 |
  | 03. | Thung Phraya | ทุ่งพระยา | 19 | 16,516 |
  | 05. | Lat Krathing | ลาดกระทิง | 11 | 10,777 |
  
  Missing numbers are tambon which now form Tha Takiap.
  
  ### Local administration
  
  There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district, Sanam Chai Khet (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลสนามชัยเขต) consisting of parts of sub-district Khu Yai Mi.
  
  There are four sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
  
  * Khu Yai Mi (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลคู้ยายหมี) consisting of parts of sub-district Khu Yai Mi.
  * Tha Kradan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่ากระดาน) consisting of sub-district Tha Kradan.
  * Thung Phraya (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลทุ่งพระยา) consisting of sub-district Thung Phraya.
  * Lat Krathing (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลลาดกระทิง) consisting of sub-district Lat Krathing.
  