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Thong Pha Phum 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 northern part of Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province....
, central 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....
.

irst Thong Pha Phum was the minor district (King Amphoe) Sangkhla Buri, a subordinate of Wang Ka district. In 1939 the name Sangkhla Buri was assigned to Wang Ka, while the minor district was renamed to Thong Pha Phum. On May 20 1941 it was upgraded to a full district, while at the same time Sangkhlaburi was reduced to a minor district.






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Thong Pha Phum 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 northern part of Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi Province

Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province....
, central 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

At first Thong Pha Phum was the minor district (King Amphoe) Sangkhla Buri, a subordinate of Wang Ka district. In 1939 the name Sangkhla Buri was assigned to Wang Ka, while the minor district was renamed to Thong Pha Phum. On May 20 1941 it was upgraded to a full district, while at the same time Sangkhlaburi was reduced to a minor district. It then consisted of the six tambon Tha Khanun, Hin Dat, Dika, Chalae, Pilok and Linthin.

Geography

Neighboring are (from west clockwise) Tanintharyi Division
Tanintharyi Division

Tanintharyi Division , is an administrative Administrative divisions of Burma of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus....
 of Myanmar
Myanmar

Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia, or Indochina. The country is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, and the Bay of Bengal to the southwest with...
, Sangkhla Buri
Amphoe Sangkhla Buri

Sangkhla Buri is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand....
, Umphang
Amphoe Umphang

Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district....
 of Tak province
Tak Province

Tak is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son Province, Chiang Mai Province, Lamphun province, Lampang Province, Sukhothai Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Uthai Thani Province and Kanchanaburi Province....
, Ban Rai
Amphoe Ban Rai

Ban Rai is a district in the Uthai Thani Province in western Thailand....
 of Uthai Thani province
Uthai Thani Province

Uthai Thani is one of the Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan Province, Chainat Province, Suphanburi Province, Kanchanaburi Province and Tak Province....
, Si Sawat
Amphoe Si Sawat

Si Sawat is a district in the Kanchanaburi Province in western Thailand....
 and Sai Yok
Amphoe Sai Yok

Sai Yok is a district in the Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand....
 of Kanchanaburi province again.

The important water resource is the Khwae Noi River.

Thong Pha Phum, Lam Khlong Ngu and Khao Laem National Parks are located in the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 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 44 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....
). Thong Pha Phum itself is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Tha Khanun. There are further 7 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.Tha Khanun???????518,544 
2.Pilok??????45,997 
3.Hin Dat??????85,346 
4.Linthin????????66,933 
5.Chalae????79,308 
6.Huai Khayeng?????????810,981 
7.Sahakon Nikhom??????????65,739 


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