Cha-uat District

Cha-uat (, ) is a district ("amphoe") in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.
Geography.
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Thung Song, Chulabhorn, Ron Phibun, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chian Yai, and Hua Sai of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Ranot of Songkhla Province; Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom of Phattalung Province; and Huai Yot of Trang Province.
Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park is in the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range at the boundary of Phattalung and Trang Provinces.
History.
The minor district ("king amphoe") was created in 1923, when it was split from Ron Phibun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1953.
Administration.
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts ("tambons"), which are further subdivided into 88 villages ("mubans"). Cha-uat is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of "tambon" Cha-uat and Tha Pra Cha. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).