Amphoe Phayuha Khiri
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Phayuha Khiri 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 Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan Province
Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

, 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...

.

History

Phayuha Khiri is an ancient city. It was on the mid way of 2 big cities, Phra Bang (today Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan is a city in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict Pak Nam Pho and parts of Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok and Wat Sai, all of Mueang Nakhon Sawan district...

) and Chainat Buri (today Chainat
Chainat
Chai Nat is a town in central Thailand, capital of the Chainat Province. It covers the whole tambon tambon Nai Mueang and parts of Ban Kluai, Tha Chai and Khao Tha Phra, all in Mueang Chai Nat district. As of 2006 it has a population of 14,469.The town is located at the banks of the Chao Phraya...

). The town was also located at the standard military route used by the troops of Sukhothai
Sukhothai kingdom
The Sukhothai Kingdom ) was an early kingdom in the area around the city Sukhothai, in north central Thailand. The Kingdom existed from 1238 till 1438...

 and Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya kingdom
Ayutthaya was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. Ayutthaya was friendly towards foreign traders, including the Chinese, Vietnamese , Indians, Japanese and Persians, and later the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French, permitting them to set up villages outside the walls of the...

.

Recently the district office was relocated to Tambon Sa Thale.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Krok Phra
Amphoe Krok Phra
Krok Phra is a district in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:Originally, the district was named Noen Sala. However, as the old location was not convenient for transportation, the district office was moved to the west bank of the Chao Phraya river at Ban Krok Phra in 1899...

, Mueang Nakhon Sawan
Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Sawan
Mueang Nakhon Sawan is the capital district of Nakhon Sawan Province, in northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Banphot Phisai, Kao Liao, Chum Saeng, Tha Tako, Phayuha Khiri, Krok Phra, Lat Yao....

, Tha Tako
Amphoe Tha Tako
Tha Tako is a district in the eastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The district was established at Ban Khao Noi, Tambon Tha Tako in 1900. At first there was confusion whether the name was Khao Noi or Don Kha...

, Tak Fa
Amphoe Tak Fa
-History:When Thai government built the Phahonyothin highway, the district was formed by territory taken from Takhli district. It became a district on October 13, 1970.-Geography:...

 and Takhli
Amphoe Takhli
Thakhli is the southernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong, the royal novel of King Rama III.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province, Manorom
Amphoe Manorom
Manorom is a district in the northeastern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mueang Chainat, Wat Sing of Chainat Province, Mueang Uthai Thani of Uthai Thani Province, Phayuha Khiri and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is...

 of Chainat Province
Chainat Province
Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

 and Mueang Uthai Thani
Amphoe Mueang Uthai Thani
Mueang Uthai Thani is the capital district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Nong Khayang, Thap Than, of Uthai Thani Province, Krok Phra, Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan Province, Manorom and Wat Sing of Chainat Province.-Administration:The district is...

 of Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and Tak.-Geography:...

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Administration

The districts is subdivided into 11 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 120 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 two townships (thesaban tambon) - Phayuha covering parts of tambon Phayuha, and Tha Nam Oi covering the whole tambon Tha Nam Oi and Muang Hak. There are further 9 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. Phayuha พยุหะ 8 10,752
2. Noen Makok เนินมะกอก 11 5,822
3. Nikhom Khao Bo Kaeo นิคมเขาบ่อแก้ว 14 6,410
4. Muang Hak ม่วงหัก 10 2,350
5. Yang Khao ยางขาว 8 3,877
6. Yan Matsi ย่านมัทรี 7 4,895
7. Khao Thong เขาทอง 11 7,514
8. Tha Nam Oi ท่าน้ำอ้อย 8 3,010
9. Nam Song น้ำทรง 11 6,488
10. Khao Kala เขากะลา 20 8,464
11. Sa Thale สระทะเล 12 3,191
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