Amphoe Soi Dao

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Soi Dao
สอยดาว
Statistics
Province:	Chanthaburi
District office:	Patong 13°8′14″N, 102°13′8″E
Area:	733.8 km²
Inhabitants:	62,340 (2005)
Pop. density:	85.0 inh./km²
Geocode:	2207
Postal code:	22180
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Soi Dao (Thai: สอยดาว) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Administration
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The government created the minor district (King Amphoe) Soi Dao on January 1st, 1988, by splitting off five tambon from Pong Nam Ron district.^[1] It was upgraded to be full district on May 9th, 1992.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Pong Nam Ron, Khao Khitchakut, Kaeng Hang Maeo of Chanthaburi Province, Wang Sombun and Khlong Hat of Sa Kaeo Province. To the east is Battambang Province of Cambodia.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). Sai Khao is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Sai Khao and Pa Tong. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Patong	ปะตง	11	14,902
2.	Thung Khanan	ทุ่งขนาน	16	10,362
3.	Thap Chang	ทับช้าง	16	15,840
4.	Sai Khao	ทรายขาว	13	12,474
5.	Saton	สะตอน	12	8,762