Amphoe Tha Chana
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| Province: | Surat Thani |
| District office: | Tha Chana |
| Area: | 687.4 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 49,938 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 72.6 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 8407 |
| Postal code: | 84170 |
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Tha Chana (Thai: ท่าชนะ) is a district (Amphoe) in the north of Surat Thani Province of southern Thailand.
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[edit] History
The district is already quite old. Originally named Prasong (ประสงค์), it was a subordinate of Mueang Lang Suan. In 1906 it was reassigned to Mueang Chaiya,[1] which is now Surat Thani province. The seat of the district was in current-day Ban Tha Krachai. In 1909 as part of thesaphiban administrative reform most of the tambon were transferred to be administrated directly by Phum Riang district, nowadays Chaiya district. The remaining of the district was reduced to a minor district (King Amphoe), which then also became a subordinate of Phum Riang district.[2] On June 29 1919 it was abolished completely.[3]
As the area developed a lot in the following decades, the district was recreated on January 1, 1948 as a minor district.[4] The seat of the minor district was in Ban Talad Nong Wai in tambon Tha Chana, thus the district was also named Tha Chana. On June 5 1956 it was elevated to full Amphoe status.[5]
[edit] Etymology
The name Tha Chana means "Harbour of victory" and dates back to the expedition of vice-king Boworn Maha Surasinghanat to the south to fight back the Burmese invasion. During the victorious return in 1785 he founded the temple Wat Khotharam (now named Wat Amphawan), and also created two stele announcing his victory. One was placed in tambon Wang, the other in tambon Tha Chana.
In popular American culture, Tha Chana can also be pronounced "The Chanas". Though the obvious punctuation change, the definition remains the same. "The Chanas" represents "Harbor of Victory" and usually relates to something being Victorious, or a Victorious Port.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are Chaiya to the south, Phato to the northeast and Lamae to the north. The last two districts belong to Chumphon Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which in turn are subdivided into 77 villages (muban). Each of the tambon is administrated by a Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO). Tha Chana has township (thesaban tambon) status, which covers parts of tambon Tha Chana and Samo Thong.
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[edit] References
- ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย" (in Thai) (September 16 1906). Royal Gazette 23 (25): 626.
- ^ "แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยุบอำเภอประสงค์แขวงเมืองไชยา ลงเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai) (May 2 1909). Royal Gazette 26 (0 ง): 137.
- ^ "ประกาศ เรื่อง ยุบกิ่งอำเภอประสงค์รวมกับอำเภอเมืองไชยา" (in Thai) (June 29 1919). Royal Gazette 36 (0 ก): 120.
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ยกฐานะตำบลขึ้นเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai) (December 9 1947). Royal Gazette 64 (60 ง): 3288–3293.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอนาทวี อำเภอสะบ้าย้อย อำเภอคำชะอี อำเภอย่านตาขาว อำเภอวัดโบสถ์ อำเภอหนองบัว อำเภอวัฒนานคร อำเภอแสวงหา อำเภอท่าชนะ อำเภอพระพุทธบาท อำเภอโนนสัง อำเภอบำเหน็จณรงค์ อำเภอคอนสวรรค์ อำเภอบ้านโฮ่ง อำเภอคีรีมาศ อำเภอชนแดน อำเภอแม่แจ่ม อำเภอไทรน้อย และอำเภอบ้านแพง พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๙" (in Thai) (June 5 1956). Royal Gazette 73 (46 ก): 657–661.
[edit] External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- http://www.thachanacity.org (Thai)
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