Amphoe Lam Sonthi

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Lam Sonthi
ลำสนธิ
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Province:	Lopburi
District office:	Lam Sonthi 15°18′6″N, 101°21′48″E
Area:	447.0 km²
Inhabitants:	25,895 (2005)
Pop. density:	57.9 inh./km²
Geocode:	1610
Postal code:	15190
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Lam Sonthi (Thai: ลำสนธิ) is the easternmost district (Amphoe) of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Lam Sonthi was created as a minor district (King Amphoe) on April 1 1989, by splitting off five tambon from the district Chai Badan^[1]. It was upgraded to a full Amphoe on December 5th, 1996^[2]. The sixth tambon Khao Noi was created in 1994.

[edit] Geography

The name Lam Sonthi comes from the small Sonthi River that originates in the Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary, the last forest of Lopburi, located in Tambon Kud Ta Phet in the very north of the district.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Si Thep and Wichian Buri of Phetchabun Province, Thep Sathit of Chaiyaphum Province, Thepharak, Dan Khun Thot and Sikhio of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Muak Lek of Saraburi Province, and Tha Luang and Chai Badan of Lopburi Province.

To the east the district boundary is formed by the Phang Hoei ridge, while the boundary in the northwest is formed by the Luak ridge, both ridges part of the Phetchabun mountain range.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 48 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Lam Sonthi	ลำสนธิ	6	3,121
2.	Sab Sombun	ซับสมบูรณ์	7	3,457
3.	Nong Ri	หนองรี	13	7,816
4.	Kut Ta Phet	กุดตาเพชร	11	6,092
5.	Khao Ruak	เขารวก	6	2,313
6.	Khao Noi	เขาน้อย	5	3,096