Amphoe Bang Saphan Noi
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Bang Saphan Noi or Bangsaphan Noi is the southernmost district (Amphoe
) of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
, central Thailand
.
on June 10, 1974.. It was officially upgraded to a full district on July 13, 1981.
to the north, to the south the districts Tha Sae
and Pathio
of Chumphon Province
.To the west is the Tanintharyi Division
of Myanmar
, to the east the Gulf of Thailand
.
), which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban
). Bang Saphan Noi is also the only township (thesaban tambon) of the district, which covers parts of the tambon Bang Saphan. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...
) of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Prachuap Khiri Khan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi in the north and Chumphon in the south. To the west it borders Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar....
, central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Bang Saphan Noi was split off from Bang Saphan districtAmphoe Bang Saphan
Bang Saphan or Bangsaphan is a district in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.-History:...
on June 10, 1974.. It was officially upgraded to a full district on July 13, 1981.
Etymology
The name Bang Saphan Noi originates from the time of the building of the southern railway. The workers had to build two bridges north and south of the railway station which later became the center of the district. As this was the same structure as for the Bang Saphan railway station further north, they thus named the railway station Bang Saphan Noi (small bridge village), and subsequently the railway station of Bang Saphan was named Bang Saphan Yai (big bridge village).Geography
Neighboring districts are Bang SaphanAmphoe Bang Saphan
Bang Saphan or Bangsaphan is a district in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.-History:...
to the north, to the south the districts Tha Sae
Amphoe Tha Sae
Tha Sae is a district in the northwestern part ofChumphon Province, southern Thailand.-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...
and Pathio
Amphoe Pathio
Pathio is a district in the northern part ofChumphon Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chumphon, Tha Sae of Chumphon Province and Bang Saphan Noi of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province...
of Chumphon Province
Chumphon Province
Chumphon ) is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani and Ranong...
.To the west is the Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Region , is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders with the Andaman Sea to the west and with the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. The capital of...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, to the east the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambonTambon
Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...
), which are further subdivided into 41 villages (muban
Muban
Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...
). Bang Saphan Noi is also the only township (thesaban tambon) of the district, which covers parts of the tambon Bang Saphan. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pak Phraek | ปากแพรก | 6 | 3,277 | |
| 2. | Bang Saphan | บางสะพาน | 10 | 7,354 | |
| 3. | Sai Thong | ทรายทอง | 11 | 7,200 | |
| 4. | Chang Raek | ช้างแรก | 8 | 9,673 | |
| 5. | Chaiyarat | ไชยราช | 6 | 7,470 |