Mae Tha แม่ทา |
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— Amphoe — | |
Amphoe location in Lamphun Province | |
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Country | Thailand |
Province | Lamphun |
Seat | Tha Sop Sao |
Tambon | |
Muban | |
Amphoe established | |
Area | |
• Total | 762.6 km2 (294.4 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 40,361 |
• Density | 52.9/km2 (137/sq mi) |
Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
Postal code | 51140 |
Geocode | 5102 |
Mae Tha (Thai: แม่ทา; IPA: [mɛ̂ː tʰāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Lamphun Province, northern Thailand.
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The district is named after the Mae Tha river.
The minor district (King Amphoe) Mae Tha was established in 1939, when it was split off from Mueang Lamphun district. It was upgraded to a full district on July 22 1958.[1]
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Thung Hua Chang, Ban Hong, Pa Sang and Mueang Lamphun of Lamphun Province, Mae On of Chiang Mai Province, Mueang Lampang, Hang Chat and Soem Ngam of Lampang Province.
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Sop Sao covers parts of tambon Tha Sop Sao, and Tha Kat parts of tambon Tha Kat and Tha Khum Ngoen. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Inh. | |
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1. | Tha Pla Duk | ทาปลาดุก | 14 | 7,594 | |
2. | Tha Sop Sao | ทาสบเส้า | 16 | 10,883 | |
3. | Tha Kat | ทากาศ | 15 | 8,004 | |
4. | Tha Khum Ngoen | ทาขุมเงิน | 11 | 6,858 | |
5. | Tha Thung Luang | ทาทุ่งหลวง | 6 | 3,990 | |
6. | Tha Mae Lop | ทาแม่ลอบ | 6 | 3,032 |
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