Tha Sala district

Tha Sala
ท่าศาลา
District
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°40′0″N 99°55′54″E / 8.66667°N 99.93167°E / 8.66667; 99.93167
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatTha Sala
Subdistricts10
Mubans110
Area
 • Total363.891 km2 (140.499 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total112,565
 • Density293.9/km2 (761/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80160
Geocode8008

Tha Sala (Thai: ท่าศาลา, pronounced [tʰâː sǎː.lāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam, and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

History

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During the thesaphiban administrative reforms five mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom were put together to form Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan, and Noppitham.[1] At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai (กลาย) and divided into the 10 tambons Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Ka Ro, Noppitham, Hua Taphan, Mo Khlan, and Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen (Mai Sap Nam Sakun), the district office was at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and the district was renamed accordingly.[2]

The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.

Administration

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Central administration

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Tha Sala is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
01. Tha Sala ท่าศาลา 15 32,723
02. Klai กลาย 12 08,647
03. Tha Khuen ท่าขึ้น 15 13,670
04. Hua Taphan หัวตะพาน 09 04,973
06. Sa Kaeo สระแก้ว 11 09,007
07. Mokkhalan โมคลาน 15 14,107
09. Thai Buri ไทยบุรี 10 07,012
10. Don Tako ดอนตะโก 06 05,037
11. Taling Chan ตลิ่งชัน 09 08,541
13. Pho Thong โพธิ์ทอง 08 08,848
 Map of Tambon

Missing numbers are now part of Nopphitam District.

Local administration

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There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Tha Sala (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าศาลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala.

There are 10 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tha Sala (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าศาลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala.
  • Klai (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลกลาย) consisting of sub-district Klai.
  • Tha Khuen (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าขึ้น) consisting of sub-district Tha Khuen.
  • Hua Taphan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหัวตะพาน) consisting of sub-district Hua Taphan.
  • Sa Kaeo (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลสระแก้ว) consisting of sub-district Sa Kaeo.
  • Mokkhalan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโมคลาน) consisting of sub-district Mokkhalan.
  • Thai Buri (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลไทยบุรี) consisting of sub-district Thai Buri.
  • Don Tako (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลดอนตะโก) consisting of sub-district Don Tako.
  • Taling Chan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลตลิ่งชัน) consisting of sub-district Taling Chan.
  • Pho Thong (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโพธิ์ทอง) consisting of sub-district Pho Thong.

References

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  1. ^ History of Tha Sala township
  2. ^ Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University Archived 2006-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Population statistics 2015" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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