Don Tum District

Don Tum ดอนตูม
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Pathom Province
Coordinates: 13°57′38″N 100°4′53″E / 13.96056°N 100.08139°E / 13.96056; 100.08139Coordinates: 13°57′38″N 100°4′53″E / 13.96056°N 100.08139°E / 13.96056; 100.08139
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Pathom
Seat	Sam Ngam
Area
• Total	171.354 km2 (66.160 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	45,386
• Density	265/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	73150
Geocode	7304

Don Tum (Thai: ดอนตูม; IPA: [dɔ̄ːn tūːm]) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.

Etymology

The words Don and Tum in Thai mean land at a slightly high elevation. Due to this the district never had problems with flooding.

History

Mueang Tum was an ancient city of the Srivijaya kingdom. The first official district name of this area was Sam Kaeo. Later it was renamed to Kamphaeng Saen district.

The minor district (King Amphoe) Don Tum was created on January 1, 1966, when seven tambon were split from Kamphaeng Saen district.^[1] It was officially upgraded to be full district on March 12, 1969.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Len, Nakhon Chai Si, Mueang Nakhon Pathom and Kamphaeng Saen.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Sam Ngam covers the complete tambon Sam Ngam. Each of the other 7 tambon has a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).

References

1. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 83 (1 ง): 9. January 1, 1966. 
2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอสมเด็จ อำเภอสีชมพู อำเภอหนองบัวแดง อำเภอบ้านแท่น อำเภอดอนตูม อำเภอนากลาง อำเภอศรีบุญเรือง และอำเภอป่าติ้ว พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 86 (16 ก): 225–229. February 25, 1969. 

External links

• amphoe.com