Palian 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 southern part of Trang Province

Trang Province

Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

, Thailand

Thailand

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.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Kong Ra

Amphoe Kong Ra

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Srinagarindra, Mueang Phatthalung, Khao Chaison and Tamot of Phatthalung Province, Palian and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.-History:...

, Tamot

Amphoe Tamot

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Ra, Khao Chaison, Bang Kaeo and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province, Palian of Trang Province.-History:The district was established on August 1 1977, when it was split off from Khao Chaison district...

 and Pa Bon

Amphoe Pa Bon

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tamot, Bang Kaeo and Pak Phayun of Phatthalung Province, Rattaphum of Songkhla Province, Khuan Kalong of Satun Province and Palian of Trang Province.-History:...

 of Phatthalung Province

Phatthalung Province

Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...

, Khuan Kalong

Amphoe Khuan Kalong

-History:The minor district Khuan Kalong was established on June 1 1969 by splitting the three tambon Thung Nui, Pae-ra and Tha Phae from Mueang Satun district. It was upgraded to a full district on September 8 1976. June 1 1976 the two southwestern tambon of the district were split off to from...

, Manang and Thung Wa

Amphoe Thung Wa

-History:Thung Wa was one of the three original districts of Satun. The main industry at the beginning of the 20th century was pepper production. When the production declined in the 1910s, many natives moved to the farmland of La-ngu minor district, while foreign merchants left the area completely...

 of Satun Province

Satun Province

Satun is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Trang, Phatthalung and Songkhla...

, Hat Samran

Amphoe Hat Samran

Hat Samran is a district in the southern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-History:The minor district Hat Samran was established on April 30, 1994 by splitting it from Palian district....

 and Yan Ta Khao

Amphoe Yan Ta Khao

-Geography:Neighboring districts are Palian, Kantang, Mueang Trang and Na Yong of Trang Province, Srinagarindra and Kong Ra of Phatthalung Province.-History:...

 of Trang Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 10 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 85 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...

). Tha Kham is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Tha Kham. There are further 10 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. Tha Kham ท่าข้าม 9 8,296 2. Thung Yao ทุ่งยาว 7 6,447 3. Palian ปะเหลียน 14 10,932 4. Bang Duan บางด้วน 6 4,103 7. Ban Na บ้านนา 12 9,565 9. Suso สุโสะ 11 6,417 10. Li Phang ลิพัง 7 5,591 11. Ko Sukon เกาะสุกร 4 2,454 12. Tha Phaya ท่าพญา 4 3,504 13. Laem Som แหลมสอม 11 5,605

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Hat Samran district.

External links

• http://www.palian.dopatrang.go.th Website of district (Thai only)
• amphoe.com