Amphoe Tha Phae

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Tha Phae
ท่าแพ

Statistics
Province:	Satun
District office:	Tha Phae 6°47′24″N, 99°58′12″E
Area:	197.25 km²
Inhabitants:	24,991 (2005)
Pop. density:	126.7 inh./km²
Geocode:	9104
Postal code:	91150
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Tha Phae (Thai: ท่าแพ) is a district (Amphoe) of Satun Province, southern Thailand.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Administration 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The minor district (King Amphoe) Tha Phae was established on May 1 1976 with the two southwestern tambon Tha Phae and Pae Ra of the district Khuan Kalong.^[1] It was upgraded to a full district on July 4 1994.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) La-ngu, Khuan Kalong, Khuan Don and Mueang Satun. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.

[edit] Administration

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.	Area (km²)
1.	Tha Phae	ท่าแพ	9	8,570	57.62
2.	Pae-ra	แป-ระ	6	5,116	36.94
3.	Sakhon	สาคร	7	7,018	67.18
4.	Tha Ruea	ท่าเรือ	6	4,287	50.21

[edit] References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่กิ่งอำเภอควนกาหลง อำเภอเมืองสตูล จังหวัดสตูล ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอท่าแพ" (in Thai) (June 1 1976). Royal Gazette 93 (80 ง): 1309. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเปือยน้อย ... และอำเภอศรีวิไล พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๗" (in Thai) (June 3 1994). Royal Gazette 111 (21 ก): 32–35. 

[edit] External links

• amphoe.com

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