Tha Pla is an
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....
(district) of
Uttaradit ProvinceUttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...
, in northern
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 district Tha Pla was originally part of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
until it was reassigned in 1923 to Uttaradit Province.
Neighboring districts are (from the east in a clockwise order):
Fak ThaFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
,
Nam PatNam Pat is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province...
,
Thong Saen KhanThong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phichai, Tron,Mueang Uttaradit, Tha Pla, Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province, Chat Trakan and Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province-History:The minor district was created on ...
and
Mueang UttaraditMueang Uttaradit is the capital district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province-Administration:The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts , which are further...
of Uttaradit Province,
Den ChaiDen Chai is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.- History :In the reign of King Chulalongkorn , Tai people working for the jewel mine at Doi Pok Ka Long robbed Mueang Phrae. The king ordered Phraya Surasak Montri to solve the problems. Phraya Surasak Montri based...
,
Sung MenSung Men is a district of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-History:In 1903 the district name was Mae Phuak and was centered in Ban Sung Men...
and
Mueang PhraeMueang Phrae is the capital district of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, Rong Kwang of Phrae Province, Na Muen of Nan Province and Tha Pla of Uttaradit Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts...
of
Phrae ProvincePhrae is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.-Geography:Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.-History:...
, and
Na MuenNa Muean is a district in the southern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Na Muean was established on October 9 1978 as a subordinate of Na Noi district, from which it was split off. Originally it consisted of the three tambon Na Thanung, Bo Kaeo and Mueang Li...
of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
.
The main river of the district is the
Nan RiverThe Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.-Geography:The Nan River originates in Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Province are Uttaradit, Phitsanulok and Phichit. The Yom River joins the Nan River at Chum Saeng...
, with the Sirikit Dam creating a 250 km² artificial lake.
Tha Pla is an
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....
(district) of
Uttaradit ProvinceUttaradit is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phrae and Nan...
, in northern
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 district Tha Pla was originally part of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
until it was reassigned in 1923 to Uttaradit Province.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east in a clockwise order):
Fak ThaFak Tha is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat...
,
Nam PatNam Pat is a district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province...
,
Thong Saen KhanThong Saen Khan is a district in the southern part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Phichai, Tron,Mueang Uttaradit, Tha Pla, Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province, Chat Trakan and Wat Bot of Phitsanulok Province-History:The minor district was created on ...
and
Mueang UttaraditMueang Uttaradit is the capital district of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Pla, Thong Saen Khan, Tron, Laplae of Uttaradit Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province-Administration:The district is subdivided into 17 subdistricts , which are further...
of Uttaradit Province,
Den ChaiDen Chai is a district in the southern part of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.- History :In the reign of King Chulalongkorn , Tai people working for the jewel mine at Doi Pok Ka Long robbed Mueang Phrae. The king ordered Phraya Surasak Montri to solve the problems. Phraya Surasak Montri based...
,
Sung MenSung Men is a district of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-History:In 1903 the district name was Mae Phuak and was centered in Ban Sung Men...
and
Mueang PhraeMueang Phrae is the capital district of Phrae Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sung Men, Long, Nong Muang Khai, Rong Kwang of Phrae Province, Na Muen of Nan Province and Tha Pla of Uttaradit Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 20 subdistricts...
of
Phrae ProvincePhrae is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phayao, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Lampang.-Geography:Phrae is located in the valley of the river Yom.-History:...
, and
Na MuenNa Muean is a district in the southern part of Nan Province, northern Thailand.-History:The minor district Na Muean was established on October 9 1978 as a subordinate of Na Noi district, from which it was split off. Originally it consisted of the three tambon Na Thanung, Bo Kaeo and Mueang Li...
of
Nan ProvinceNan is one of the northern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Uttaradit, Phrae and Phayao. To the north and east it borders Xaignabouli of Laos.-Geography:...
.
The main river of the district is the
Nan RiverThe Nan River is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.-Geography:The Nan River originates in Nan Province. The provinces along the river after Nan Province are Uttaradit, Phitsanulok and Phichit. The Yom River joins the Nan River at Chum Saeng...
, with the Sirikit Dam creating a 250 km² artificial lake. The
Pat RiverThe Pat River is a river of Thailand and part of the Chao Phraya River basin. It joins the Nan River in Uttaradit Province.-See also:*Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River...
joins the Nan shortly below the dam.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 8
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...
(subdistricts), which are further subdivided into 84
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...
(villages). Tha Pla and Ruam Chit are both subdistrict municipalities (
thesaban tambon) covering parts of the same-named
tambon. Charim is a subdistrict municipality which covers the whole subdistrict Charim. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. |
Name |
Thai |
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. |
Tha Pla |
ท่าปลา |
12 |
8,648 |
| 2. |
Hat La |
หาดล้า |
9 |
4,822 |
| 3. |
Pha Lueat |
ผาเลือด |
13 |
6,865 |
| 4. |
Charim |
จริม |
13 |
8,650 |
| 5. |
Nam Man |
น้ำหมัน |
12 |
7,270 |
| 6. |
Tha Faek |
ท่าแฝก |
9 |
4,389 |
| 7. |
Nang Phaya |
นางพญา |
6 |
2,593 |
| 8. |
Ruam Chit |
ร่วมจิต |
11 |
5,665 |
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