Laplae is a district (Amphoe

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...

) in the western part of Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit Province

Uttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...

, northern 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...

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History

In the past, the district office of Laplae was located in Mueang Thung Yang. Later it was moved to Mon Cham Sin, about 1 km north of the present location. As the location of the office was inconvenient to reach, Luang Si Phanon Mat ordered to move the district office to Mon Sayammin. At the same time, King Chulalongkorn

Chulalongkorn

Phra Bat Somdet Phra Poramintharamaha Chulalongkorn Phra Chunla Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua , or Rama V was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri. He was known to the Siamese of his time as Phra Phuttha Chao Luang . He is considered one of the greatest kings of Siam...

 visited Laplae and chose to reserve Mon Cham Sin for position the Buddha statue named Phra Lua. This statue was built from the gold left when building Phra Phuttha Chinnarat, Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok Province

Phitsanulok is a provinces of Thailand, located in the north. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Phetchabun, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Uttaradit. In the north-east it also has a short border with Xaignabouli of Laos....

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Uttaradit

Amphoe Mueang Uttaradit

Mueang Uttaradit is the capital district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province....

, Tron

Amphoe Tron

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Laplae, Mueang Uttaradit, Thong Saen Khan, Phichai, of Uttaradit Province, Si Nakhon and Si Satchanalai of Sukhothai Province-Administration:...

 of Uttaradit Province, Si Satchanalai

Amphoe Si Satchanalai

Si Satchanalai is the northernmost district of Sukhothai Province, northern Thailand. Si may also be transliterated as Sri.-Geography:...

 of Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai Province

Sukhothai is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phrae, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, and Lampang...

 and Den Chai

Amphoe Den Chai

Den Chai is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.- History :In the reign of King Chulalongkorn , Tai people working for the jewel mine at Doi Pok Ka Long robbed Mueang Phrae. The king ordered Phraya Surasak Montri to solve the problems. Phraya Surasak Montri based...

 of Phrae Province

Phrae Province

Phrae is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.-Geography:Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.-History:...

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

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 63 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...

). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Si Phanom Mat covers the whole tambon Si Phanom Mat, Hua Dong parts of tambon Mae Phun, and Thung Yang parts of the tambon Thung Yang and Phai Lom. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	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...
1.	Si Phanom Mat Si Phanom Mat Si Phanom Mat is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 3276 people....	ศรีพนมมาศ
3,276
2.	Mae Phun Mae Phun Mae Phun is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 10050 people. The tambon contains 11 villages....	แม่พูล	11	10,050
3.	Na Nok Kok Na Nok Kok Na Nok Kok is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 2862 people. The tambon contains 5 villages....	นานกกก	5	2,862
4.	Fai Luang Fai Luang Fai Luang is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 9493 people. The tambon contains 11 villages....	ฝายหลวง	11	9,493
5.	Chai Chumphon Chai Chumphon Chai Chumphon is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 8607 people. The tambon contains 11 villages....	ชัยจุมพล	11	8,607
6.	Phai Lom Phai Lom, Uttaradit Phai Lom, Uttaradit is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 6727 people. The tambon contains 7 villages....	ไผ่ล้อม	7	6,727
7.	Thung Yang Thung Yang Thung Yang is a village and tambon of Laplae District, and the district is found in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 11,121 people. The tambon contains ten villages....	ทุ่งยั้ง	10	11,121
8.	Dan Mae Kham Man Dan Mae Kham Man Dan Mae Kham Man is a village and tambon of Laplae District, in Uttaradit Province, Thailand. In 2005 it had a total population of 5423 people. The tambon contains 8 villages....	ด่านแม่คำมัน	8	5,423