Thap Than 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 northern part 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:...

, 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

In a Siamese-Burmese

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....

 war of Ayutthaya era

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...

, the troop of Ayutthaya followed the Burmese troop and reached them in the area of the district. They fought together and the Siamese troop won finally. Then the people named the area Ban Thap Than.

1906 the district was officially renamed from Nong Kradi to Thap Than.

In 1917, Thap Than district was official added to be a part of Uthai Thani Province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) 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...

, Nong Khayang

Amphoe Nong Khayang

Nong Khayang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.Khayang is a local instrument for irrigation.-History:Nong Luang was an important border checkpoint since the Ayutthaya era...

, Nong Chang

Amphoe Nong Chang

Nong Chang is a district of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Huai Khot, Lan Sak, Thap Than, Nong Khayang of Uthai Thani Province and Nong Mamong of Chainat Province....

, Lan Sak

Amphoe Lan Sak

Lan Sak is a district in the northern Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:Tambon Lan Sak and Pradu Yuen of Ban Rai district were upgraded to a minor district on October 15, 1975. The minor district office was located at Ban Pak Muean. It was upgraded to a full district on July 13,...

, Sawang Arom

Amphoe Sawang Arom

Sawang Arom is a district in the northern part of Uthai Thani Province, northern Thailand.-History:This area was originally called Ban Sawang Chaeng Sabai Chai. In a Thai-Burmese war of Ayutthaya era, the troops began fighting in Lat Yao area in the night and finished at the village in the morning...

 of Uthai Thani Province and 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...

 of 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 :...

.

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 90 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...

). The subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) Thap Than covers the tambon Thap Than, Thung Na Thai, Khao Khi Foi and Nong Ya Plong. The subdistrict municipality Taluk Du covers the tambon Taluk Du. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

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 Than	ทัพทัน	8	4,533
2.	Thung Na Thai	ทุ่งนาไทย	7	1,587
3.	Khao Khi Foi	เขาขี้ฝอย	6	1,340
4.	Nong Ya Plong	หนองหญ้าปล้อง	6	1,687
5.	Khok Mo	โคกหม้อ	5	2,312
6.	Nong Yai Da	หนองยายดา	8	3,126
7.	Nong Klang Dong	หนองกลางดง	11	3,051
8.	Nong Krathum	หนองกระทุ่ม	15	7,240
9.	Nong Sa	หนองสระ	7	2,124
10.	Taluk Du	ตลุกดู่	17	11,631

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)