Amphoe Thong Pha Phum
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| Province: | Kanchanaburi |
| District office: | Tha Khanun |
| Area: | 3,655.171 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 62,848 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 17.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 7107 |
| Postal code: | 71180 |
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Thong Pha Phum (Thai: ทองผาภูมิ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.
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[edit] History
At first Thong Pha Phum was the minor district (King Amphoe) Sangkhla Buri, a subordinate of Wang Ka district. In 1939 the name Sangkhla Buri was assigned to Wang Ka, while the minor district was renamed to Thong Pha Phum.[1] On May 20 1941 it was upgraded to a full district, while at the same time Sangkhlaburi was reduced to a minor district.[2] It then consisted of the six tambon Tha Khanun, Hin Dat, Dika, Chalae, Pilok and Linthin.
[edit] Geography
Neighboring are (from west clockwise) Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, Sangkhla Buri, Umphang of Tak province, Ban Rai of Uthai Thani province, Si Sawat and Sai Yok of Kanchanaburi province again.
The important water resource is the Khwae Noi River.
Thong Pha Phum, Lam Khlong Ngu and Khao Laem National Parks are located in the district.
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). Thong Pha Phum itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Tha Khanun. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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| 1. | Tha Khanun | ท่าขนุน | 5 | 18,544 | |
| 2. | Pilok | ปิล๊อก | 4 | 5,997 | |
| 3. | Hin Dat | หินดาด | 8 | 5,346 | |
| 4. | Linthin | ลิ่นถิ่น | 6 | 6,933 | |
| 5. | Chalae | ชะแล | 7 | 9,308 | |
| 6. | Huai Khayeng | ห้วยเขย่ง | 8 | 10,981 | |
| 7. | Sahakon Nikhom | สหกรณ์นิคม | 6 | 5,739 |
[edit] References
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒" (in Thai) (April 17 1939). Royal Gazette 56 (0 ก): 354–364.
- ^ "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยกฐานะกิ่งอำเภอขึ้นเป็นอำเภอและยุบอำเภอลงเป็นกิ่ง จังหวัดกาญจนบุรี" (in Thai) (May 20 1941). Royal Gazette 58 (0 ง): 1238.
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