Amphoe Tha Chang, Sing Buri Province

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Tha Chang
ท่าช้าง
Statistics
Province:	Sing Buri
District office:	Thon Samo 14°45′42″N, 100°23′24″E
Area:	34.4 km²
Inhabitants:	16,257 (2007)
Pop. density:	472.6 inh./km²
Geocode:	1705
Postal code:	16140
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Tha Chang (Thai: ท่าช้าง) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Sing Buri Province, central Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Three tambons of Phrom Buri district were separated to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Tha Chang in 1960.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.^[2]

[edit] Geography

The Noi river is the main water resource of the district. It is a fertile river and has a wide river sand beach. The area was previously used to feed royal elephants.

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khai Bang Rachan, Mueang Sing Buri and Phrom Buri of Sing Buri Province, and Chaiyo and Pho Thong of Ang Thong Province.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 23 villages (muban'). Thon Samo is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers most of the tambon Thon Samo and Phikun Thong. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Inh.
1.	Thon Samo	ถอนสมอ	6,400
2.	Pho Prachak	โพประจักษ์	3,572
3.	Wihan Khao	วิหารขาว	1,997
4.	Phikun Thong	พิกุลทอง	3,207