Tha Chang is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

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) in the southern part of Sing Buri Province

Sing Buri Province

Sing Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Chai Nat....

, central Thailand

Thailand

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History

Three tambons of Phrom Buri district

Amphoe Phrom Buri

Phrom Buri is a district the in eastern part of Singburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The town of Phrom Buri dates back to before the reign of King U Thong, the first king of Ayutthaya kingdom. The old city was located at Wat Amphawan, Tambon Phrom Buri...

 were separated to create the minor district (King Amphoe) Tha Chang in 1960. It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.

Geography

The Noi river is the main water resource of the district. It is a fertile river and has a wide river sand beach. The area was previously used to feed royal elephants.

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khai Bang Rachan

Amphoe Khai Bang Rachan

Khai Bang Rachan is a district of Singburi province, central Thailand.-History:In 1966 the government renovated Khai Bang Rachan . They agreed to establish a new district to commemorate the battle at Bang Rachan and to encourage the people of Bang Rachan...

, Mueang Sing Buri

Amphoe Mueang Sing Buri

Mueang Sing Buri is the capital district of Singburi Province, central Thailand.-History:Mueang Sing was a city before the establishment of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The old city was founded in Tambon Chaksi...

 and Phrom Buri

Amphoe Phrom Buri

Phrom Buri is a district the in eastern part of Singburi Province, central Thailand.-History:The town of Phrom Buri dates back to before the reign of King U Thong, the first king of Ayutthaya kingdom. The old city was located at Wat Amphawan, Tambon Phrom Buri...

 of Sing Buri Province, and Chaiyo

Amphoe Chaiyo

Chaiyo is a district in eastern part of Ang Thong Province.-History:The name of Ban Chaiyo traces back to when King Naresuan the Great and his brother, who later became King Ekathotsarot, won against the King of Lan Na and Burmese soldiers in this area...

 and Pho Thong

Amphoe Pho Thong

Pho Thong is a district in the northern part of Ang Thong Province, central Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1890, at that time named Huai Ling Tok...

 of Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong Province

Ang Thong is one of the central provinces of Thailand. The name means "golden bowl" which refer to Angthong as a central for prosperity as it has a lot of rice fields....

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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 23 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...

'). Thon Samo is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers most of the tambon Thon Samo and Phikun Thong. There are further 2 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Thon Samo	ถอนสมอ	6,400
2.	Pho Prachak	โพประจักษ์	3,572
3.	Wihan Khao	วิหารขาว	1,997
4.	Phikun Thong	พิกุลทอง	3,207

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)