Amphoe Lat Yao

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Lat Yao
ลาดยาว
Statistics
Province: Nakhon Sawan
District office: 15°45′15″N, 99°47′26″E
Area: 691.1 km²
Inhabitants: 91,704 (2005)
Pop. density: 132.7 inh./km²
Geocode: 6011
Postal code: 60150
Map
Map of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand highlighting Lat Yao

Lat Yao (Thai: ลาดยาว) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

[edit] History

Originally, Lat Yao was a part of Krok Phra district. Khun Lat Boriban (ขุนลาดบริบาล), the head of the Tambon developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be upgraded to a district. The project was approved and the new district created.

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khanu Woralaksaburi of Kamphaeng Phet Province, Banphot Phisai, Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Krok Phra of Nakhon Sawan Province, Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani Province, and Chum Ta Bong and Mae Wong of Nakhon Sawan again.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 149 villages (muban). Lat Yao and Sanchao Kai To are two townships (thesaban tambon), each covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Lat Yao ลาดยาว 21 18,811
2. Huai Nam Hom ห้วยน้ำหอม 9 6,773
3. Wang Ma วังม้า 16 6,883
4. Wang Mueang วังเมือง 10 3,082
5. Soi Lakhon สร้อยละคร 10 2,693
6. Map Kae มาบแก 7 2,590
7. Nong Yao หนองยาว 9 4,823
8. Nong Nom Wua หนองนมวัว 9 5,149
9. Ban Rai บ้านไร่ 24 12,611
10. Noen Khilek เนินขี้เหล็ก 12 6,506
16. Sanchao Kai To ศาลเจ้าไก่ต่อ 12 13,491
17. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 10 8,292

The missing numbers 11-15 were split off as Mae Wong district

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