Ongkharak district

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Ongkharak องครักษ์
District
Buddharupa Shrine (Hor Phra), Faculty of Medicine and Maha Chakri Srinidhorn Medical Centre of Srinakharinwirot University's Ongkharak Campus
District location in Nakhon Nayok province
Coordinates: 14°7′17″N 101°0′14″E / 14.12139°N 101.00389°E / 14.12139; 101.00389
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Nayok
Area
• Total	486.4 km2 (187.8 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	58,294
• Density	119.8/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	26120
Geocode	2604

Ongkharak (Thai: องครักษ์, pronounced [ʔōŋ.kʰā.rák]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Nayok province, central Thailand.

Once King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) visited Mueang Nakhon Nayok. When he and his company arrived the area of Ongkharak District, one of the royal guard fell ill and died. The king ordered a shrine built to commemorate his servant. Ongkharak means 'royal guard'.

The old district office of Ongkharak was in Tambon Bang O (now in Ban Na district). In 1889 King Chulalongkorn ordered the building of the Rangsit Canal, a canal that links the Chao Phraya and Nakhon Nayok Rivers. The water gate in the Chao Phraya River was named Chulalongkorn Water Gate (ประตูน้ำจุฬาลงกรณ์), and its corresponding gate in the Nakhon Nayok River was named Saovabha Bhongsi Water Gate (ประตูน้ำเสาวภาผ่องศรี). The district office was moved near the 16th Khlong of Khlong Rangsit. Twenty years later, the office moved to a place next to the Saovabha Bhongsi Water Gate. Now the district office is behind Saovabha Market, 500 m from the old office.

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Ban Na and Mueang Nakhon Nayok of Nakhon Nayok Province; Ban Sang of Prachinburi province; Bang Nam Priao of Chachoengsao province; Lam Luk Ka, Thanyaburi, and Nong Suea of Pathum Thani province.

The important water resources are the Nakhon Nayok River and Khlong Rangsit.

Srinakharinwirot University's, Ongkharak campus is in the district.

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 116 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) Ongkharak covers parts of tambons Ongkharak and Sai Mun. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

• Ongkharak district history(Thai)

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