Amphoe Thap Sakae
Encyclopedia
Thap Sakae is a district (Amphoe
) in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
, central Thailand
.
and Bang Saphan district
. Due to its fertile land and sea many people migrated to this area and established 3 villages, Huai Yang, Ang Thong and Thap Sakae. When these villages grew bigger the government decided to establish Thap Sakae minor district (king amphoe) on March 1 1939. It was officially upgraded to a full district on July 23, 1958.
to the north and Bang Saphan
to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division
of Myanmar
, to the east the Gulf of Thailand
.
The Huai Yang Waterfall National Park locates in this district.
), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban
). Thap Sakae is also a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of the tambon Thap Sakae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) covering the non-municipal areas.
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 Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Prachuap Khiri Khan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchaburi in the north and Chumphon in the south. To the west it borders Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar....
, central 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
The area of Thap Sakae was separated from Mueang Prachuap Khiri KhanAmphoe Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan is the capital district of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.- History :In the Ayutthaya era, the area of modern Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Narang and Khlong Wan. When Ayutthaya Kingdom was destroyed, the...
and Bang Saphan district
Amphoe Bang Saphan
Bang Saphan or Bangsaphan is a district in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.-History:...
. Due to its fertile land and sea many people migrated to this area and established 3 villages, Huai Yang, Ang Thong and Thap Sakae. When these villages grew bigger the government decided to establish Thap Sakae minor district (king amphoe) on March 1 1939. It was officially upgraded to a full district on July 23, 1958.
Geography
Neighboring district are Mueang Prachuap Khiri KhanAmphoe Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan is the capital district of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.- History :In the Ayutthaya era, the area of modern Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan was the location of two ancient cities, Mueang Narang and Khlong Wan. When Ayutthaya Kingdom was destroyed, the...
to the north and Bang Saphan
Amphoe Bang Saphan
Bang Saphan or Bangsaphan is a district in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, central Thailand.-History:...
to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Region , is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders with the Andaman Sea to the west and with the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. The capital of...
of Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, to the east the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...
.
The Huai Yang Waterfall National Park locates in this district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 65 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...
). Thap Sakae is also a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon), which covers parts of the tambon Thap Sakae. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) covering the non-municipal areas.
| No. | Name | Thai | 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 Sakae | ทับสะแก | 11 | 10,397 |
| 2. | Ang Thong | อ่างทอง | 11 | 8,570 |
| 3. | Na Hu Kwang | นาหูกวาง | 13 | 8,370 |
| 4. | Khao Lan | เขาล้าน | 11 | 8,229 |
| 5. | Huai Yang | ห้วยยาง | 13 | 8,239 |
| 6. | Saeng Arun | แสงอรุณ | 6 | 3,840 |
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)