Amphoe Tha Maka

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Tha Maka
ท่ามะกา
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Province: Kanchanaburi
District office: Tha Maka
13°55′15″N, 99°45′56″E
Area: 340.809 km²
Inhabitants: 133,051 (2005)
Pop. density: 390.4 inh./km²
Geocode: 7105
Postal code: 71120
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Map of Kanchanaburi, Thailand highlighting Tha Maka

Tha Maka (Thai: ท่ามะกา) is the southeasternmost district (Amphoe) of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.

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[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Tha Muang, Phanom Thuan of Kanchanaburi Province, Song Phi Nong of Suphanburi Province, Kamphaeng San of Nakhon Pathom Province, and Ban Pong of Ratchaburi Province.

The important water resource is the Mae Klong River.

[edit] History

Tha Maka was originally part of Ratchaburi province, and named Lat Bua Khao (ลาดบัวขาว). 1903 it was renamed to Phra Then (พระแท่น),[1] 1917 it received its current name Tha Maka.[2] In 1937 the district was reassigned to Kanchanaburi, with only the subdistrict Lat Bua Khao changed to Ban Pong and thus stayed with Ratchaburi.[3]

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 153 villages (muban). Tha Ruea Phra Then is a town (thesaban mueang) and covers the whole tambon Tha Ruea and parts of Takhram En. There are 5 township (thesaban tambon) within the district - Tha Mai covers the whole tambon Tha Mai, Luk Kae parts of tambon Don Khamin, and Tha Maka, Phra Then and Wai Niao each parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 15 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1. Phong Tuek พงตึก 6 4,228
2. Yang Muang ยางม่วง 9 6,384
3. Don Cha-em ดอนชะเอม 10 6,675
4. Tha Mai ท่าไม้ 10 9,847
5. Takhram En ตะคร้ำเอน 16 19,160
6. Tha Maka ท่ามะกา 11 14,624
7. Tha Ruea ท่าเรือ - 6,622
8. Khok Tabong โคกตะบอง 8 4,139
9. Don Khamin ดอนขมิ้น 9 8,781
10. Ulok Si Muen อุโลกสี่หมื่น 8 6,799
11. Khao Samsip Hap เขาสามสิบหาบ 8 5,956
12. Phra Thaen พระแท่น 16 8,994
13. Wai Niao หวายเหนียว 7 6,322
14. Saen To แสนตอ 12 8,037
15. Sanam Yae สนามแย้ 7 7,055
16. Tha Sao ท่าเสา 8 5,043
17. Nong Lan หนองลาน 8 4,385

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