Amphoe Thap Than

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Thap Than
ทัพทัน
Statistics
Province:	Uthai Thani
Area:	323.633 km²
Inhabitants:	38,592 (2005)
Pop. density:	119.3 inh./km²
Geocode:	6102
Postal code:	61120
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Thap Than (Thai: ทัพทัน) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 Sources

[edit] History

In a Siamese-Burmese war of Ayutthaya era, the troop of Ayutthaya followed the Burmese troop and reached them in the area of the district. They fighted together and the Siamese troop won finally. Then the people named the area Ban Thap Than.

In 1917, Thap Than district was official added to be a part of Uthai Thani Province.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Mueang Uthai Thani, Nong Khayang, Nong Chang, Lan Sak, Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani Province and Krok Phra of Nakhon Sawan Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Thap Than covers the tambon Thap Than, Thung Na Thai, Khao Khi Foi and Nong Ya Plong. The township Taluk Du covers the tambon Taluk Du. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Thap Than	ทัพทัน	8	4,355
2.	Thung Na Thai	ทุ่งนาไทย	7	1,597
3.	Khao Khi Foi	เขาขี้ฝอย	6	1,354
4.	Nong Ya Plong	หนองหญ้าปล้อง	6	1,671
5.	Khok Mo	โคกหม้อ	5	2,375
6.	Nong Yai Da	หนองยายดา	8	3,131
7.	Nong Klang Dong	หนองกลางดง	11	3,073
8.	Nong Krathum	หนองกระทุ่ม	15	7,305
9.	Nong Sa	หนองสระ	7	2,137
10.	Taluk Du	ตลุกดู่	17	11,594