Lang Suan District

Lang Suan
หลังสวน
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chumphon Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Chumphon
Seat Khan Ngoen
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 935.0 km2 (361 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 70,837
 • Density 75.8/km2 (196.3/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 86110
Geocode 8604

Lang Suan (Thai: หลังสวน) is a district (amphoe) of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.

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History

Lang Suan was originally a Mueang reporting directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the end of the 19th century it was put under Monthon Chumphon. On April 1 1932 the province was abolished and its districts were incorporated into Chumphon province.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lamae and Phato of Chumphon province, La-un of Ranong Province, and Sawi and Thung Tako of Chumphon again. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

The main river of the district is the Lang Suan.

Symbols

The slogan of the district is Lang Suan, city of fruits, paddle boat race, source of durian stir, royal garden.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Lang Suan covers the whole tambon Lang Suan and parts of Khan Ngoen, Pho Daeng, Laem Sai and Wang Tako. The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) Paknam Lang Suan covers whole tambon Pak Nam. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
01. Lang Suan หลังสวน - 3,914
02. Khan Ngoen ขันเงิน 07 7,460
03. Tha Maphla ท่ามะพลา 09 3,090
04. Na Kha นาขา 13 7,768
05. Na Phaya นาพญา 19 5,017
06. Ban Khuan บ้านควน 17 7,859
07. Bang Maphrao บางมะพร้าว 14 4,628
08. Bang Nam Chuet บางน้ำจืด 14 4,851
09. Paknam ปากน้ำ 06 6,843
10. Pho Daeng พ้อแดง 10 2,237
11. Laem Sai แหลมทราย 12 3,694
12. Wang Tako วังตะกอ 13 7,285
13. Hat Yai หาดยาย 13 6,191

References

  1. ^ "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ยุบรวมท้องที่บางมณฑลและบางจังหวัด" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 48 (0 ก): 576. February 21 1932. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2474/A/576.PDF. 

External links

Mueang Chumphon · Tha Sae · Pathio · Lang Suan · Lamae · Phato · Sawi · Thung Tako