Amphoe Sop Prap
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| Province: | Lampang |
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| Area: | 502.46 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 28,515 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 56.8 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 5211 |
| Postal code: | 52170 |
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Sop Prap (Thai: สบปราบ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.
[edit] History
The district was created as a minor district (King Amphoe) of Ko Kha district on December 28, 1917. It was upgraded to a full district on January 1, 1953. Mr.Phayon Chanthanakhom was the first head officer of the district.
The name Sop Prap comes from the Prap River, which joins the Wang River in the district area. It is also a name to commemorate the courage of the people in the area, who defeated the Burmese troops till they retreated.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Thoen, Soem Ngam, Ko Kha, Mae Tha of Lampang Province and Wang Chin of Phrae Province.
The important water resource are the Wang and Prap Rivers.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (muban). Sop Prap is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Sop Prap. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Sop Prap | สบปราบ | 12 | 10,949 | |
| 2. | Samai | สมัย | 8 | 7,584 | |
| 3. | Mae Kua | แม่กัวะ | 6 | 5,096 | |
| 4. | Na Yang | นายาง | 9 | 4,886 |
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| Amphoe of Lampang |  |
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Mueang Lampang - Mae Mo - Ko Kha - Soem Ngam - Ngao - Chae Hom - Wang Nuea - Thoen - Mae Phrik - Mae Tha - Sop Prap - Hang Chat - Mueang Pan |
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