Amphoe Tha Luang

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Tha Luang
ท่าหลวง
Statistics
Province:	Lopburi
District office:	Tha Luang 15°4′6″N, 101°6′25″E
Area:	538.9 km²
Inhabitants:	27,996 (2005)
Pop. density:	52.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	1607
Postal code:	15130
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Tha Luang (Thai: ท่าหลวง) is a district (Amphoe) in eastern part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) was created on November 15 1978, when the four tambon Tha Luang, Sab Champha, Nong Phak Waen and Kaeng Phak Kut were split off from Chai Badan.^[1] On May 26th, 1989 it was upgraded to full Amphoe status.^[2]

[edit] Geography

The Pasak Jolasit reservoir is the main water resource of the district, used for fishery and as well as for irrigation.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Chai Badan and Lam Sonthi of Lopburi, Muak Lek of Saraburi Province, and Phatthana Nikhom of Lopburi.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (muban). Ban Tha Luang has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of tambon Tha Luang. There are 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Tha Luang	ท่าหลวง	9	8,429
2.	Kaeng Phak Kut	แก่งผักกูด	8	3,894
3.	Sab Champha	ซับจำปา	7	4,358
4.	Nong Phak Waen	หนองผักแว่น	8	4,535
5.	Thale Wang Wat	ทะเลวังวัด	5	1,425
6.	Hua Lam	หัวลำ	6	5,355