Amphoe Laplae

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Laplae
ลับแล
Statistics
Province: Uttaradit
District office: 17°39′5″N, 100°2′21″E
Area: 448.8 km²
Inhabitants: 57,559 (2005)
Pop. density: 128.3 inh./km²
Geocode: 5308
Postal code: 53130
Map
Map of Uttaradit, Thailand highlighting Laplae

Laplae (Thai: ลับแล) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.

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[edit] History

In the past, the district office of Laplae was located in Mueang Thung Yang. Later it was moved to Mon Cham Sin, about 1 km north of the present location. As the location of the office was inconvenient to reach, Luang Si Phanon Mat ordered to move the district office to Mon Sayammin. At the same time, King Chulalongkorn visited Laplae and chose to reserve Mon Cham Sin for position the Buddha statue named Phra Lua. This statue was built from the gold left when building Phra Phuttha Chinnarat, Phitsanulok Province.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Uttaradit, Tron of Uttaradit Province, Si Satchanalai of Sukhothai Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Si Phanom Mat covers the whole tambon Si Phanom Mat, Hua Dong parts of tambon Mae Phun, and Thung Yang parts of the tambon Thung Yang and Phai Lom. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Si Phanom Mat ศรีพนมมาศ - 3,276
2. Mae Phun แม่พูล 11 10,050
3. Na Nok Kok นานกกก 5 2,862
4. Fai Luang ฝายหลวง 11 9,493
5. Chai Chumphon ชัยจุมพล 11 8,607
6. Phai Lom ไผ่ล้อม 7 6,727
7. Thung Yang ทุ่งยั้ง 10 11,121
8. Dan Mae Kham Man ด่านแม่คำมัน 8 5,423

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