Tha Sae District

Tha Sae
ท่าแซะ
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chumphon Province
Coordinates:
Country  Thailand
Province Chumphon
Seat Tha Sae
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
 • Total 1,485.0 km2 (573.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 76,947
 • Density 51.8/km2 (134.2/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 86140
Geocode 8602

Tha Sae (Thai: ท่าแซะ) is a district (Amphoe) in the northwestern part of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.

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History

Mueang Tha Sae was under Mueang Chumphon, with its governor having the rank Phra. King Chulalongkorn downgraded Mueang Tha Sae to a district of Chumphon province. In 1920 the government downgraded Tha Sae to a minor district (King Amphoe) of Pathio district. It was officially upgraded back to a full district again in 1940.

The district name originates from the public canal pier (in Thai: Tha), where plenty of Catechu Trees (Callerya atropurpurea) are growing.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Saphan Noi of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Pathio and Mueang Chumphon of Chumphon Province, and Kra Buri of Ranong Province. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar.

The important water resources are the Tha Sae and Rap Ro rivers.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 115 villages (muban). Tha Sae is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Tha Sea. Noen Sam Thi covers further parts of tambon Tha Sae. There are further 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
1. Tha Sae ท่าแซะ 20 10,726
2. Khuring คุริง 7 3,411
3. Salui สลุย 9 7,425
4. Na Kratam นากระตาม 11 5,049
5. Rap Ro รับร่อ 19 16,128
6. Tha Kham ท่าข้าม 15 6,823
7. Hong Charoen หงษ์เจริญ 14 10,963
8. Hin Kaeo หินแก้ว 6 4,303
9. Sap Anan ทรัพย์อนันต์ 7 3,854
10. Song Phi Nong สองพี่น้อง 7 8,265
 

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