Amphoe Hua Sai

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Hua Sai
หัวไทร
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Province: Nakhon Si Thammarat
District office: Hua Sai
8°2′24″N, 100°16′30″E
Area: 417.733 km²
Inhabitants: 68,863 (2005)
Pop. density: 164.8 inh./km²
Geocode: 8016
Postal code: 80170
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Map of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand highlighting Hua Sai

Hua Sai (Thai: หัวไทร) is a district (Amphoe) in the southeastern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Ranot of Songkhla Province, Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom of Phattalung Province, Cha-uat, Chian Yai and Pak Phanang of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

[edit] History

The district was established in 1904, then named Khao Phang Krai (เขาพังไกร), as the administrative center was located in tambon Khao Phang Krai. When the center was moved in 1906 to tambon Hua Sai the district was renamed accordingly. In 1924 the district was reduced to a minor district (King Amphoe) under Pak Phanang district. In the same year the district office was moved to its present location to village 8 of tambon Hua Sai. 1937 the district regained full district status.[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 99 villages (muban). Hua Sai is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Hua Sai and Na Saton. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Hua Sai หัวไทร 12 11,236
2. Na Saton หน้าสตน 9 10,795
3. Sai Khao ทรายขาว 12 8,011
4. Laem แหลม 12 6,673
5. Khao Phang Krai เขาพังไกร 10 7,485
6. Ban Ram บ้านราม 8 3,755
7. Bang Nop บางนบ 9 2,298
8. Tha Som ท่าซอม 9 3,321
9. Khuan Chalik ควนชะลิก 6 5,454
10. Ram Kaeo รามแก้ว 5 2,588
11. Ko Phet เกาะเพชร 9 7,247
 Map of Tambon

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ตั้งอำเภอหัวไทร จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช" (in Thai) (August 2 1937). Royal Gazette 54 (0 ง): 850–851. 

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