Tha Sala District

Tha Sala
ท่าศาลา
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Coordinates: 8°40′0″N 99°55′54″E / 8.66667°N 99.93167°E / 8.66667; 99.93167Coordinates: 8°40′0″N 99°55′54″E / 8.66667°N 99.93167°E / 8.66667; 99.93167
Country  Thailand
Province Nakhon Si Thammarat
Seat Tha Sala
Tambon 10
Muban 110
Area
 • Total 363.891 km2 (140.499 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 112,565
 • Density 293.9/km2 (761/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 80160
Geocode 8008

Tha Sala (Thai: ท่าศาลา) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

History

During the thesaphiban administrative reforms 5 Mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom were put together to form the district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan and Noppitham.[1] At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai (กลาย) and subdivided into the 10 tambon Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Ka Ro, Noppitham, Hua Taphan, Mo Khlan, Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen (Mai Sap Nam Sakun), the district office was located at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and thus the district was renamed accordingly.[2]

The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.

Administration

Central administration

The district Tha Sala is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
1.Tha Salaท่าศาลา1532,723
2.Klaiกลาย128,647
3.Tha Khuenท่าขึ้น1513,670
4.Hua Taphanหัวตะพาน94,973
6.Sa Kaeoสระแก้ว119,007
7.Mokkhalanโมคลาน1514,107
9.Thai Buriไทยบุรี107,012
10.Don Takoดอนตะโก65,037
11.Taling Chanตลิ่งชัน98,541
13.Pho Thongโพธิ์ทอง88,848
  

Missing numbers are now part of the district Nopphitam.

Local administration

There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 10 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑ History of Tha Sala township
  2. ↑ Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
  3. ↑ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2016-06-09.


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