Amphoe Mae Tha, Lamphun Province

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Mae Tha
แม่ทา
Statistics
Province:	Lamphun
District office:	Tha Sop Sao 18°27′43″N, 99°8′5″E
Area:	762.6 km²
Inhabitants:	40,361 (2005)
Pop. density:	52.9 inh./km²
Geocode:	5102
Postal code:	51140
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Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทา) is a district (Amphoe) of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.

1 Etymology
2 History
3 Geography
4 Administration
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Etymology

The district is named after the Mae Tha river.

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Tha was established in 1939, when it was split off from Mueang Lamphun district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 22 1958.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Thung Hua Chang, Ban Hong, Pa Sang and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun Province, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lampang, Hang Chat and Soem Ngam of Lampang Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Sop Sao covers parts of tambon Tha Sop Sao, and Tha Kat parts of tambon Tha Kat and Tha Khum Ngoen. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Tha Pla Duk	ทาปลาดุก	14	7,594
2.	Tha Sop Sao	ทาสบเส้า	16	10,883
3.	Tha Kat	ทากาศ	15	8,004
4.	Tha Khum Ngoen	ทาขุมเงิน	11	6,858
5.	Tha Thung Luang	ทาทุ่งหลวง	6	3,990
6.	Tha Mae Lop	ทาแม่ลอบ	6	3,032