Amphoe Sathing Phra

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Sathing Phra
สทิงพระ
Statistics
Province: Songkhla
District office: 7°28′24″N, 100°26′18″E
Area: 120.0 km²
Inhabitants: 50,089 (2005)
Pop. density: 417.4 inh./km²
Geocode: 9002
Postal code: 90190
Map
Map of Songkhla, Thailand highlighting Sathing Phra

Sathing Phra (Thai: สทิงพระ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Songkhla Province, southern Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Singhanakhon of Songkhla Province, Pak Phayun of Phatthalung Province, Krasae Sin and Ranot of Songkhla Province again. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

The western part of the district is at the shore of the Thale Luang, the northern part of the Songkhla Lake.

[edit] History

Originally named Chathing Phra, it was renamed to Sathing Phra in 1961.[1]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 79 villages (muban). Sathing Phra is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Cha Thing Phra.

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Chathing Phra จะทิ้งพระ 7 6,009
2. Kradang-nga กระดังงา 7 4,674
3. Sanam Chai สนามชัย 5 4,012
4. Di Luang ดีหลวง 8 3,608
5. Chumphon ชุมพล 7 5,664
6. Khlong Ri คลองรี 9 3,787
7. Khu Khut คูขุด 9 5,657
8. Tha Hin ท่าหิน 9 4,345
9. Wat Chan วัดจันทร์ 6 3,778
10. Bo Daeng บ่อแดง 6 4,794
11. Bo Dan บ่อดาน 6 3,761

[edit] References

  1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๔" (in Thai) (April 11 1961). Royal Gazette 78 (33 ก): 382-. 
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