Amphoe Thung Song
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Thung Song is a district (Amphoe
Amphoe
An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) in the southwestern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...

, southern Thailand
Southern Thailand
Southern Thailand is a distinct region of Thailand, connected with the Central region by the narrow Kra Isthmus.-Geography:Southern Thailand is located on the Malay Peninsula, with an area around 70,713 km², bounded to the north by Kra Isthmus as the narrowest part of the peninsula. The...

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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Bang Khan
Amphoe Bang Khan
Bang Khan is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Yai and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ratsada, Huai Yot and Wang Wiset of Trang Province, and Lam Thap of Krabi Province.-History:The district was created as a minor...

, Thung Yai
Amphoe Thung Yai
Thung Yai is the westernmost district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Tambon Ku Rae was separated from Thung Song district and made the minor district Ku Rae in 1906. When the office was moved to Tambon Tha Yang in 1909, the minor district was renamed following the...

, Na Bon
Amphoe Na Bon
Na Bon is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chawang, Chang Klang, Thung Song and Thung Yai....

, Chang Klang, Lan Saka
Amphoe Lan Saka
Lan Saka is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-History:The district was at first a minor district named Khao Kaeo , which was a subordinate of Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat. When the district office was moved to tambon Lan Saka, the district was renamed accordingly...

, Ron Phibun
Amphoe Ron Phibun
Ron Phibun is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Song, Lan Saka, Phra Phrom, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Cha-uat and Chulabhorn of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.-Administration:The district is subdivided into 6...

, Chulabhorn
Amphoe Chulabhorn
Chulabhorn is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.The district is named in honor of HRH Princess Chulabhorn, the youngest daughter of King Bhumipol Adulyadej, at her 36th birthday.-History:...

, Cha-uat
Amphoe Cha-uat
Cha-uat is a district in the southern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Song, Chulabhorn, Ron Phibun, Chaloem Phra Kiat, Chian Yai and Hua Sai of Nakho Si Thammarat Province, Ranot of Songkhla Province, Khuan Khanun and Pa Phayom...

 of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...

, Huai Yot
Amphoe Huai Yot
Huai Yot is a district in the northern part of Trang Province, Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ratsada of Trang Province, Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Pa Phayom, Si Banphot of Phatthalung Province, Mueang Trang, Wang Wiset of Trang Province again and Bang Khan of...

 and Ratsada
Amphoe Ratsada
Ratsada is a district in the northeastern part of Trang Province, Thailand.- History :The minor district Ratsada was established on April 1 1991 by splitting off five tambon from Huai Yot district...

 of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....

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Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 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 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 125 villages (muban
Muban
Muban 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...

). Thung Song is a town (thesaban mueang) covering the whole tambon Pak Phraek. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

1. Pak Phraek ปากแพรก
27,358
2. Chamai ชะมาย 8 12,127
3. Nong Hong หนองหงส์ 14 9,722
4. Khuan Krot ควนกรด 13 9,525
5. Na Mai Phai นาไม้ไผ่ 14 8,420
6. Na Luang Sen นาหลวงเสน 9 9,228
7. Khao Ro เขาโร 11 9,235
8. Kapang กะปาง 11 14,578
9. Thi Wang ที่วัง 11 12,401
10. Nam Tok น้ำตก 6 2,819
11. Tham Yai ถ้ำใหญ่ 11 12,102
12. Na Pho นาโพธิ์ 5 5,779
13. Khao Khao เขาขาว 12 12,932
 

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