Amphoe Sam Roi Yot

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Sam Roi Yot
สามร้อยยอด

Statistics
Province:	Prachuap Khiri Khan
Area:	871.9 km²
Inhabitants:	47,845 (2006)
Pop. density:	54.87 inh./km²
Geocode:	7708
Postal code:	77180
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Sam Roi Yot(Thai: สามร้อยยอด) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Sam Roi Yot was created on April 1st, 1995 by splitting the tambon Rai Kao, Sila Loi and Sam Roi Yot from Pran Buri district. On September 7th 1995 tambon Sala Lai was added, and on January 1st, 1996 also tambon Rai Mai of Kui Buri district was added to the minor district.

It was upgraded to a full district in early 2006.

In August 2006 a plan to create a new 77th province was announced. If approved Sam Roi Yot will become part of this new province.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are Pran Buri to the north and Kui Buri to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, to the east the Gulf of Thailand.

At the shore to the gulf is the Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, which was the first marine national park of Thailand established in 1966. Both the park as well as the district name originate from the hills named Sam Roi Yot (lit. three hundred peaks).

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban). There are further two townships (thesaban tambon) - Rai Kao covering parts of tambon Rai Kao and Sala Lai, and Rai Mai covering parts of the same-named tambon.

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Sam Roi Yot	สามร้อยยอด	9	6,943
2.	Sila Loi	ศิลาลอย	9	10,489
3.	Rai Kao	ไร่เก่า	8	12,778
4.	Sala Lai	ศาลาลัย	8	7,184
5.	Rai Mai	ไร่ใหม่	7	8,649

Amphoe of Prachuap Khiri Khan
Amphoe:	Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan - Kui Buri - Thap Sakae - Bang Saphan - Bang Saphan Noi - Pran Buri - Hua Hin - Sam Roi Yot