Amphoe Yan Ta Khao
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Yan Ta Khao 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...

) of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

, Thailand
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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Palian
Amphoe Palian
Palian is a district in the southern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Kong Ra, Tamot and Pa Bon of Phatthalung Province, Khuan Kalong, Manang and Thung Wa of Satun Province, Hat Samran and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.-Administration:The district is...

, Kantang
Amphoe Kantang
Kantang is a district in the western part of Trang Province, Thailand.-History:Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893-1916 to the coastal Kantang itself. As the area was prone to floodings the capital was finally moved further inland to...

, Mueang Trang
Amphoe Mueang Trang
Mueang Trang Mueang Trang Mueang Trang ( , also Mueang Thap Thiang ( ) is the capital district ( Amphoe Mueang ) of Trang Province, Thailand. The city (thesaban nakhon) has a population of 59,637 (2005) and covers the whole tambon Thap Thiang of Mueang Trang district....

 and Na Yong
Amphoe Na Yong
-History:The minor district Na Yong was established on April 1 1990 by splitting off 6 tambon from Mueang Trang district. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4 1993.-Geography:...

 of Trang Province, Srinagarindra
Amphoe Srinagarindra
Srinagarindra is a district of Phatthalung Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Si Banphot, Khuan Khanun, Mueang Phatthalung and Kong Ra of Phattalung Province, Yan Ta Khao and Na Yong of Trang Province.-History:The minor district was established on June 26, 1996,...

 and Kong Ra
Amphoe Kong Ra
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Srinagarindra, Mueang Phatthalung, Khao Chaison and Tamot of Phatthalung Province, Palian and Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.-History:...

 of Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung Province
Phatthalung is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Satun and Trang.-Geography:...

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History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Yan Ta Khao was created on January 1 1948 as a subordinate of Kantang district. Originally it consisted of six tambon - Yan Ta Khao, Nong Bo and Thung Khai were split off from Kantang district, Na Chum Het from Mueang Trang district, and Nai Khuan and Phrong Chorakhe from Palian district. It was upgraded to a full district on June 5 1956.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 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 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...

). Yan Ta Khao is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Yan Ta Khao. There are further 8 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. Yan Ta Khao ย่านตาขาว 5 10,924
2. Nong Bo หนองบ่อ 6 4,628
3. Na Chum Het นาชุมเห็ด 9 8,179
4. Nai Khuan ในควน 9 8,551
5. Phrong Chorakhe โพรงจระเข้ 7 6,048
6. Thung Krabue ทุ่งกระบือ 9 7,878
7. Thung Khai ทุ่งค่าย 10 8,677
8. Ko Pia เกาะเปียะ 10 6,531
 

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