Amphoe Nopphitam

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Nopphitam
นบพิตำ
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Province: Nakhon Si Thammarat
District office: Nopphitam
8°43′12″N, 99°45′6″E
Area: 720.156 km²
Inhabitants: 29,670 (2005)
Pop. density: 41.2 inh./km²
Geocode: 8021
Postal code: 80160
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Map of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand highlighting Nopphitam

Nopphitam (Thai: นบพิตำ) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

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[edit] History

The district was created on April 1 1995 by splitting off the four western tambon from Tha Sala district[1].

Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts[2]. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official [3].

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Sichon, Tha Sala, Phrom Khiri and Phipun of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and Ban Na San and Kanchanadit of Surat Thani Province.

Nopphitam contains the northernmost part of the Khao Luang National Park, protecting a large part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.     
1. Nopphitam นบพิตำ 9 7,539
2. Krung Ching กรุงชิง 9 8,185
3. Karo กะหรอ 9 7,039
4. Na Reng นาเหรง 8 6,907
 Map of Tambon

[edit] References

  1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอท่าศาลา จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอนบพิตำ" (in Thai) (March 22 2007). Royal Gazette 112 (Special 9 ง): 53. 
  2. ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550", Manager Online. (Thai) 
  3. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai) (August 24 2007). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 

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