Amphoe Tap Khlo
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Tap Khlo 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 eastern part of Phichit Province, 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Dong Charoen, Bang Mun Nak
Amphoe Bang Mun Nak
Bang Mun Nak is a district in the southern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pho Thale, Taphan Hin, Thap Khlo, Dong Charoen of Phichit Province, Nong Bua and Chum Saeng of Nakhon Sawan Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 10...

, Taphan Hin
Amphoe Taphan Hin
Taphan Hin is a district in the central part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thap Khlo, Bang Mun Nak, Pho Thale, Bueng Na Rang, Pho Prathap Chang, Mueang Pichit and Wang Sai Phun of Phichit Province.-History:The minor district Taphan Hin was created...

 and Wang Sai Phun
Amphoe Wang Sai Phun
Wang Sai Phun is a district in the eastern part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Wang Sai Phun, Nong Phra and Nong Pla Lai were separated from Mueang Phichit district and made up the new minor district Wang Sai Phun on August 1 1975. It was upgraded to a full district on...

 of Phichit Province, Noen Maprang
Amphoe Noen Maprang
Noen Maprang is the southernmost district of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.-History:To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district to create a minor district on...

 of 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....

, Wang Pong
Amphoe Wang Pong
Wang Pong is a district in the western part of Phetchabun Province, central Thailand.-History:The three tambon Wang Pong, Thai Dong and Sap Poep were separated from Chon Daen district and made a minor district on December 1, 1983...

 and Chon Daen
Amphoe Chon Daen
Chon Daen is a district in the western part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand.-History:Chon Daen minor district was created in 1917...

 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phichit and Phitsanulok.- Geography :...

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History

On May 1 1983 the minor district (King Amphoe) Thap Khlo was established as a subordinate of Taphan Hin district
Amphoe Taphan Hin
Taphan Hin is a district in the central part of Phichit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thap Khlo, Bang Mun Nak, Pho Thale, Bueng Na Rang, Pho Prathap Chang, Mueang Pichit and Wang Sai Phun of Phichit Province.-History:The minor district Taphan Hin was created...

, from which the four tambon were split off. On August 13 1987 it was upgraded to a full district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 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 57 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) - Thap Khlo and Khao Sai both cover parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 4 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. Thap Khlo ทับคล้อ 11 15,820
2. Khao Sai เขาทราย 14 14,600
3. Khao Chet Luk เขาเจ็ดลูก 13 7,682
4. Thai Thung ท้ายทุ่ง 19 8,275
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