Amphoe Tha Phae
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| Province: | Satun |
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| Area: | 197.25 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 24,991 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 126.7 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 9104 |
| Postal code: | 91150 |
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Tha Phae (Thai: ท่าแพ) is a district (Amphoe) of Satun Province, southern Thailand.
[edit] History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Tha Phae was established on June 1 1976 with the two southwestern tambon Tha Phae and Pae Ra of the district Khuan Kalong. It was upgraded to a full district on July 14 1994.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) La-ngu, Khuan Kalong, Khuan Don and Mueang Satun. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations.
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | Area (km²) | |
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| 1. | Tha Phae | ท่าแพ | 9 | 8,570 | 57.62 | |
| 2. | Pae-Ra | แป-ระ | 6 | 5,116 | 36.94 | |
| 3. | Sakhon | สาคร | 7 | 7,018 | 67.18 | |
| 4. | Tha Ruea | ท่าเรือ | 6 | 4,287 | 50.21 |
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| Amphoe of Satun |  |
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Satun - Khuan Don - Khuan Kalong - Tha Phae - La-ngu - Thung Wa | ||
| King Amphoe: | Manang | ||
