Ta Phraya is the northeasternmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Sa Kaeo ProvinceSa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...
, eastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
The area was originally dense forest of
Aranyaprathet districtAranyaprathet is a district in Sa Kaeo Province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the East.-Economy:Aranyaprathet was formerly a stop on the railroad connecting Bangkok with Phnom Penh, Cambodia...
. Later people moved to there for agricultural work. When the community grew bigger, the government created Ta Phraya minor district (
King Amphoe) in 1959. It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Khok SungKhok Sung is a district in the eastern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Aranyaprathet, Watthana Nakhon and Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo Province, and to the east Banteay Meanchey of Cambodia.-History:The minor district was established July 15 1996 with...
,
Watthana NakhonWatthana Nakhon is a district in the central part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Watthana Nakhon is an ancient city...
of Sa Kaeo Province,
Non Din DaengNon Din Daeng is the southwesternmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pakham, Lahan Sai of Buriram Province, Ta Phraya, Watthana Nakhon of Sa Kaeo Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-History:The minor district Non Din...
and
Lahan SaiLahan Sai is a district in the southern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Lahan Sai area was originally part of Nang Rong district. The area was fertile and covered by dense forest, so people from neighboring districts moved to establish new village there...
of
Buriram ProvinceBuri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...
.
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Ta Phraya is the northeasternmost district (
AmphoeAn amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces. Amphoe are further subdivided into tambon....
) of
Sa Kaeo ProvinceSa Kaeo is a province of Thailand.It is located in the east of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buri Ram...
, eastern
ThailandThe Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia.It is bordered to the north by Laos and Burma, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Burma...
.
History
The area was originally dense forest of
Aranyaprathet districtAranyaprathet is a district in Sa Kaeo Province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the East.-Economy:Aranyaprathet was formerly a stop on the railroad connecting Bangkok with Phnom Penh, Cambodia...
. Later people moved to there for agricultural work. When the community grew bigger, the government created Ta Phraya minor district (
King Amphoe) in 1959. It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Khok SungKhok Sung is a district in the eastern part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Aranyaprathet, Watthana Nakhon and Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo Province, and to the east Banteay Meanchey of Cambodia.-History:The minor district was established July 15 1996 with...
,
Watthana NakhonWatthana Nakhon is a district in the central part of Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand.-History:Watthana Nakhon is an ancient city...
of Sa Kaeo Province,
Non Din DaengNon Din Daeng is the southwesternmost district of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Pakham, Lahan Sai of Buriram Province, Ta Phraya, Watthana Nakhon of Sa Kaeo Province and Soeng Sang of Nakhon Ratchasima Province.-History:The minor district Non Din...
and
Lahan SaiLahan Sai is a district in the southern part of Buriram Province, northeastern Thailand.-History:Lahan Sai area was originally part of Nang Rong district. The area was fertile and covered by dense forest, so people from neighboring districts moved to establish new village there...
of
Buriram ProvinceBuri Ram is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham and Surin. To the south-east it borders Oddar Meancheay of Cambodia...
. To the east is
Banteay MeancheyBanteay Meanchey is a Cambodian province. It is in the northwest of the country, and its capital is Sisophon. In the Khmer language, Banteay Meanchey means "Fortress of Victory". There is an international border crossing to Thailand located within the province in Poipet town...
Province of
CambodiaThe Kingdom of Cambodia , formerly known as Kampuchea , is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. The kingdom's capital and largest city is Phnom Penh...
.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (
tambonTambon 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 61 villages (
mubanMuban 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...
). Ta Phraya is a township (
thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the
tambon Ta Phraya. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai name |
Villages |
Inh.In biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
|
| 1. |
Ta Phraya |
ตาพระยา |
17 |
15,132 |
|
| 2. |
Thap Sadet |
ทัพเสด็จ |
13 |
7,929 |
|
| 6. |
Thap Rat |
ทัพราช |
15 |
14,281 |
|
| 7. |
Thap Thai |
ทัพไทย |
10 |
7,949 |
|
| 9. |
Kho Khlan |
โคคลาน |
6 |
6,993 |
|
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khok Sung district.
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