Amphoe La-ngu

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La-ngu
ละงู
Statistics
Province:	Satun
District office:	La-ngu 6°51′50″N, 99°48′9″E
Area:	380.35 km²
Inhabitants:	63,933 (2005)
Pop. density:	168.1 inh./km²
Geocode:	9105
Postal code:	91110
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La-ngu (Thai: ละงู) is a district (Amphoe) of Satun Province, southern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

La-ngu was one of the three original districts of Satun, at first a minor district (King Amphoe) under Thung Wa district. When the pepper production in Thung Wa district declined in the 1910s, many natives moved to the farmland of La-ngu. In 1930 the government adjusted the administrative structure to the changed economic situation, making La-ngu a district and reducing Thung Wa to a minor district under La-ngu.

At first subdivided into 7 tambon, in 1944 these were reduced to 5. The sixth tambon Khao Khao was created on August 1 1978.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Thung Wa, Manang, Khuan Kalong and Tha Phae. To the west is the Andaman Sea.

A big part of the shoreline of the district as well as several islands are part of the Mu Ko Phetra National Park.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 64 villages (muban). Kamphaeng is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Kamphaeng. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Kamphaeng	กำแพง	12	16,915
2.	La-ngu	ละงู	18	19,796
3.	Khao Khao	เขาขาว	7	6,020
4.	Pak Nam	ปากน้ำ	11	9,757
5.	Nam Phut	น้ำผุด	6	7,982
6.	Laem Son	แหลมสน	10	3,463