Phunphin District

Phunphin
พุนพิน
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Surat Thani Province
Coordinates: 9°6′35″N 99°13′55″E / 9.10972°N 99.23194°ECoordinates: 9°6′35″N 99°13′55″E / 9.10972°N 99.23194°E
Country  Thailand
Province Surat Thani
Seat Tha Kham
Area
 • Total 1,208.7 km2 (466.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 93,006
 • Density 72.8/km2 (189/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 84130
Geocode 8417

Phunphin (Thai: พุนพิน) is a district (amphoe) in Surat Thani Province in the south of Thailand. Tha Kham is the principal town of the district.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tha Chang, Mueang Surat Thani, Ban Na Doem, Khian Sa, Khiri Rat Nikhom, and Vibhavadi. It has a short coastline on Bandon Bay to the northeast.

The main rivers of the district are the Tapi and its tributary Phum Duang, which flows into the Tapi at the town of Tha Kham.

Transportation

Phunphin is the transportation hub of Surat Thani Province. It has one railway intersection, 3 railway stations, and 4 railstops. Surat Thani Railway Station in this district is the main passenger railway station of Surat Thani Province. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (km631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket Province. After the completion of 31 km of the railroad to Khiri Ratthanikhom in 1956, construction was halted for budgetary reasons.

Also located in Phunphin are the Surat Thani Airport, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the Asian highway AH2 (Thai Hwy 41), the main road connecting to other provinces. Thai Hwy 401 connects Phunphin with the town of Surat Thani.

History

The district was renamed from Tha Kham to Phunphin in 1939.[1]

Administration

Central administration

The district Phunphin is subdivided into 16 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1.Tha Khamท่าข้าม626,634
2.Tha Sathonท่าสะท้อน75,439
3.Liletลีเล็ด84,045
4.Bang Madueaบางมะเดื่อ74,709
5.Bang Dueanบางเดือน53,073
6.Tha Rong Changท่าโรงช้าง55,483
7.Krutกรูด65,378
8.Phunphinพุนพิน32,322
9.Bang Ngonบางงอน115,409
10.Si Wichaiศรีวิชัย32,184
11.Nam Ropน้ำรอบ72,370
12.Maluanมะลวน97,624
13.Hua Toeiหัวเตย74,410
14.Nong Saiหนองไทร54,320
15.Khao Hua Khwaiเขาหัวควาย44,094
16.Tapanตะปาน55,512
  

Local administration

There is one town (Thesaban Mueang) in the district:

There are 16 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-02-08.

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