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{{Short description|Sub district in Mueang Pathum Thani district in Thailand}}
'''Lak Hok''' ({{langx|th|หลักหก}}, {{IPA|th|làk hòk|pron}}) is a ''[[tambon]]'' (sub-district) in [[Mueang Pathum Thani district]], [[Pathum Thani province]], [[Bangkok Metropolitan Region|Greater Bangkok]].
==History==
Its name "Lak Hok" means "sixth milepost", refers to sixth [[milepost]] of [[Khlong Prem Prachakon]], a canal that dug in King [[Rama V]]'s reign bridging downtown Bangkok to [[Bang Pa-in district]] in [[Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province]]. The canal flows through the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/1607648|work=Thairath|date=2019-07-06|accessdate=2021-09-04|title=คลองเปรมฯถนนการค้า ที่มาเขตหลักสี่...หลักหก|language=thai|trans-title=Khlong Prem the trade road origin of Lak Si District...Lak Hok}}</ref>
Lak Hak was upgraded to a [[Thesaban#Subdistrict-municipality|sub-district municipality]] from the [[Tambon#History|sub-district administrative organization]] (TAO) on August 24, 2007.<ref name=lak/>
In the [[Ayutthaya period]], the area around Lak Hok was used to grow rice and plant [[sugarcane]] to be sent to feed the [[Elephants in Thailand|royal elephant]]s in the royal court.
Passed to the [[Rattanakosin period]], this area has been abandoned. In the King [[Rama IV]]'s reign, Phra Phison Sombat Boribun, the courtier of the ''[[Kromma Tha|Kromma Tha Sai]]'' (the equivalent of the department of Chinese affairs in Siam) brought the [[Thai-Chinese|Chinese]] to pioneer the cultivation of sugarcane, including building a sugarcane mill. Later, it was changed to rice cultivation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.komchadluek.net/kom-lifestyle/179008|work=Komchadluek|trans-title='Luang Pu Muean' of Wat Ronghip|title='หลวงปู่เหมือน'วัดโรงหีบ|date=2014-02-16|accessdate=2022-07-18|language=thai}}</ref>
==Geography==
The terrain is a lowland with the [[Chao Phraya River]] running through the middle, which is separated into many different canals and waterways. Mueang Pathum Thani is situated on both sides where river bisected.
Adjacent areas are (from north clockwise): Bang Phun in its district, Prachathipat in [[Thanyaburi district]] and [[Khu Khot]] in [[Lam Luk Ka district]], Si Kan in [[Don Mueang district]] of Bangkok, and Ban Mai in its district, respectively.<ref name=lak/>
Lak Hok is {{convert|5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the city of [[Pathum Thani]], {{convert|32|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from Bangkok, with a total area of 11.7 km<sup>2</sup> (about 4.5 sq mi).
==Demography==
The area has a total population of 21,704 (10,242 men, 11,462 women) in 11,588 households. The average density is 1,855.04 people per km<sup>2</sup>.
The local population is engaged in a variety of occupations, including agriculture, employment, civil service, and trading.<ref name=lak/>
==Administration==
The area is governed by the Lak Hok Sub-District Municipality.
Lak Hok is further divided into seven administrative ''[[muban]]s'' (village)<ref name=lak/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No.
! Name
! Thai
|-
||{{0}}1.||Khlong Khu Klang||คลองคูกลาง
|-
||{{0}}2.||Khlong Khwang Thung||คลองกวางตุ้ง
|-
||{{0}}3.||Khlong Prem Prachakon||คลองเปรมประชากร
|-
||{{0}}4.||Khlong Rangsit Prayurasakdi||คลองรังสิตประยูรศักดิ์
|-
||{{0}}5.||Khlong Rangsit||คลองรังสิต
|-
||{{0}}6.||Khlong Sip Sok||คลองสิบศอก
|-
||{{0}}7.||Khlong Pream||คลองเปรม
|-
|}
==Education==
There are three government schools, four private schools. [[Rangsit University]] (RSU) is an only local higher education institution.
==Houses of worship==
*Wat Rangsit Buddhist Temple
*Wat Na Wong Buddhist Temple
*Chao Phor Somboon Joss House<ref name=lak>{{cite web|url=https://www.lakhok.go.th/history.php|title=เทศบาลตำบลหลักหก|trans-title=Lakhok Municipality|work=Lakhok.go.th}}</ref>
==Neighbouring places==
*Mueang Ek Village
*[[Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi]]
[[file:Khu Khot Station.jpg|thumb|250px|Nearby Khu Khot BTS station]]
==Transportation==
The transportation condition of Lak Hok is convenient as it is an urban area close to Bangkok. The sub-district is crossed by the [[SRT Dark Red Line]] of the [[State Railway of Thailand]] (SRT) with local station, [[Lak Hok (Rangsit University) station|Lak Hok (Rangsit University)]], which opened for the first day on August 2, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bk.asia-city.com/city-living/news/srt-red-line-officially-launches|title=SRT red line officially launches|date=2011-08-02|accessdate=2021-09-04|work=BK|author=BK staff}}</ref> In addition, Lak Hok is also accessible by the [[Khu Khot BTS station|Khu Khot station]] of the [[BTS Skytrain]] in the vicinity of Khu Khot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thailand.prd.go.th/mobile_detail.php?cid=4&nid=10509|title=Opening of BTS Green Line Extension and the New Gold Line|date=2020-12-16|accessdate=2021-09-04|work=Prd.go.th}}</ref>
The sub-district was also served by Lak Hok railway halt (27.61&nbsp;km or 17.2&nbsp;mi from [[Hua Lamphong railway station]]), whose [[Northern Line (Thailand)|Northern]] and [[Northeastern Line (Thailand)|Northeastern Line]]s passes through the area. But the railway halt, which located straddling between Lak Hok and Khu Khot (rail tracks are borderline) and paralleled by [[Kamphaeng Phet Road#Branches|Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road]], was permanently deactivated since September 15, 2020 along with two consecutive railway halts, due to replacements by the SRT Dark Red Line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voicetv.co.th/read/YqKywI4pS|work=Voice TV|language=thai|date=2020-09-03|accessdate=2021-09-04|title=รฟท.ยกเลิกที่หยุดรถ 'แกรนด์ คาแนล-หลักหก-คลองรังสิต' ตั้งแต่ 15 ก.ย. นี้|trans-title=SRT cancels railway halts 'Grand Canal-Lak Hok-Khlong Rangsit' from Sep 15}}</ref>
There are 33 roads in the municipality, eight of which are registered as highways.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|1=https://www.lakhok.go.th}}
{{Coord|13.966212|N|100.603526|E|type:isle|display=title}}
[[Category:Tambon of Pathum Thani province]]