Pak Tho District

Pak Tho
ปากท่อ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Ratchaburi Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Ratchaburi
Seat
Area
 • Total 757.835 km2 (292.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 64,917
 • Density 79.2/km2 (205.1/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 70140
Geocode 7008

Pak Tho (Thai: ปากท่อ) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.

The name Pak Tho means mouth of a water pipe. It originates from the fact that the area named Nong Thale (Sea Pond) is rather low and thus during raining season was usually flooded. At the only outlet of this area the water current was strong like a water pipe.

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History

Around 1900, the government separated a part of Mueang Ratchaburi district and created a new district named Tha Nat Wat Pradu (ท่านัดวัดประดู่). The district office was located in front of Wat Pradu at the Khlong Wat Pradu in Tambon Chom Prathat, nowadays within the district Wat Phleng. Tambon Pak Tho was included into this district. As it was also near the Om River, the district was also known as Maenam Om (แม่น้ำอ้อม). Later the district office was found to be inconveniently located - during the dry season the water level in the canal was too low and there was no road connection - so in 1914 it was moved to a new location in Tambon Pak Tho, near a railway station. The area around the old district office became the minor district Wat Phleng.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Kha, Chom Bueng, Mueang Ratchaburi, Wat Phleng of Ratchaburi Province, Amphawa of Samut Songkhram Province, Khao Yoi and Nong Ya Plong of Phetchaburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (muban). Pak Tho is a subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Pak Tho. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.[2]
01. Thung Luang ทุ่งหลวง 16 13,058
02. Wang Manao วังมะนาว 07 04,952
03. Don Sai ดอนทราย 09 09,163
04. Nong Krathum หนองกระทุ่ม 08 05,697
05. Pak Tho ปากท่อ 08 07,574
06. Pa Kai ป่าไก่ 05 03,115
07. Wat Yang Ngam วัดยางงาม 05 02,358
08. Ang Hin อ่างหิน 06 04,663
09. Bo Kradan บ่อกระดาน 04 02,647
10. Yang Hak ยางหัก 08 06,937
11. Wan Dao วันดาว 07 000804
12. Huai Yang Thon ห้วยยางโทน 05 03,949

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