title: Khao Khitchakut district
text: # Khao Khitchakut district
  
  Khao Khitchakut (Thai: เขาคิชฌกูฏ, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.
  
  ## History
  
  The area was separated from Makham district and created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 July 1993.
  
  On 15 May 2007 it was upgraded to a full district. With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Kaeng Hang Maeo, Soi Dao, Pong Nam Ron, Makham, Mueang Chanthaburi, and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province.
  
  The important water resource is the Chanthaburi River, which originates within Khao Khitchakut National Park.
  
  ## Administration
  
  The district is divided into five communes (tambons), which are further subdivided into 46 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesabans). There are five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
  
  | No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Chak Thai | ชากไทย | 8 | 4,149 |
  | 2. | Phluang | พลวง | 9 | 6,559 |
  | 3. | Takhian Thong | ตะเคียนทอง | 9 | 4,238 |
  | 4. | Khlong Phlu | คลองพลู | 10 | 5,828 |
  | 5. | Chanthakhlem | จันทเขลม | 10 | 5,166 |
  