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Thep Sathit is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, eastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

Geography The western boundary of the district is formed by the steep Phang Hoei ridge, with its highest elevation at the Sut Phaen Din with 846m above sea level.






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Thep Sathit is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the Provinces of Thailand....
) in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province
Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Lopburi Province and Phetchabun Province....
, eastern Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, 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 Myanmar....
.

History


In the past time, it was just a small community of ancient Mon people
Mon people

The Mon are an ethnic group from Myanmar, living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, Irrawaddy Delta of present Burma, and along the southern Thai-Myanmar border....
.

The minor district (King Amphoe) Thep Sathit was created on November 1 1976, when the three tambon Wa Tabaek, Na Yang Klak and Huai Yai Chio were split off from Bamnet Narong district
Amphoe Bamnet Narong

Bamnet Narong is a district in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
. April 1 1983 it was upgraded to a full district.

Geography

The western boundary of the district is formed by the steep Phang Hoei ridge, with its highest elevation at the Sut Phaen Din with 846m above sea level. To the east the terrain descends slowly towards the Khorat Plateau
Khorat Plateau

The Khorat Plateau also Korat Plateau, is a plateau in the northeastern region of Thailand, also called Isan. It is named after the biggest city in the area, Nakhon Ratchasima, which is often called shortly Khorat....
. The Pa Hin Ngam National Park
Pa Hin Ngam National Park

Pa Hin Ngam is a National parks in Chaiyaphum province in Thailand. The name Hin Ngam means beautiful stone, where Pa means forest....
, famous for its Siam Tulip
Siam Tulip

The Siam Tulip or Summer Tulip is a tropical plant native to northern Thailand and Cambodia. Despite its name, it is not related to the tulip, but to the Zingiberaceae such as turmeric....
 fields, is located within the western hills of this district.

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phakdi Chumphon
Amphoe Phakdi Chumphon

Phakdi Chumphon is the westernmost district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Nong Bua Rawe
Amphoe Nong Bua Rawe

Nong Bua Rawe is a district of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Sap Yai, Bamnet Narong
Amphoe Bamnet Narong

Bamnet Narong is a district in the southwestern part of Chaiyaphum Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Chaiyaphum Province, Thepharak of Nakhon Ratchasima Province
Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima , often shortened to Korat or Khorat, is one of the north-eastern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Chaiyaphum Province, Khon Kaen Province, Buriram Province, Sa Kaeo Province, Prachinburi Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Saraburi Province, Lopburi Province....
, Lam Sonthi
Amphoe Lam Sonthi

Lam Sonthi is the easternmost district of Lopburi Province, central Thailand....
 of Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province

Lop Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Saraburi Province, Ayutthaya Province, Ang Thong Province, Sing Buri Province and Nakhon Sawan Province....
 and Wichian Buri
Amphoe Wichian Buri

Wichian Buri is a district in southern part of Phetchabun Province, northern Thailand....
 of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 5 subdistricts (tambon
Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2000 census there are 7254 tambon, not including the 154 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every Amphoe contains 8-10 tambon....
), which are further subdivided into 84 villages (muban
Muban

Muban is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of the census of 2000 there were 69,307 villages, including some villages in the more rural districts of Bangkok....
). Thep Sathit has township status (thesaban tambon) and covers part of the tambon Wa Tabaek. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
1.Wa Tabaek???????2015,472
2.Huai Yai Chio???????????2013,939
3.Na Yang Klak?????????1513,347
4.Ban Rai???????1511,515
5.Pong Nok??????1411,462


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