Tha Kham
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Tha Kham is a town in southern Thailand
. As of 2006 it covers an area of 14.10 km² and has a population of 20,349. It covers parts of the subdistrict (tambon
) Tha Kham of Phunphin district, Surat Thani Province
.
It is located at the shore of the Tapi River
. The Surat Thani Railway Station
is located in the center of the town.
) Tha Kham, which was created on September 17 1955.
It was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) on April 14 1986, and further upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang) on December 20 2000.
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. As of 2006 it covers an area of 14.10 km² and has a population of 20,349. It covers parts of the subdistrict (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...
) Tha Kham of Phunphin district, Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani Province
Surat Thani is the largest of the southern provinces of Thailand, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means City of Good People, the title given to the city by King Vajiravudh ....
.
It is located at the shore of the Tapi River
Tapi River, Thailand
The Tapi river is the longest river in southern Thailand. The river originates at the Khao Luang, and has a wide estuary into the Gulf of Thailand at Bandon Bay near the town of Surat Thani. It has a length of 230 km....
. The Surat Thani Railway Station
Surat Thani Railway Station
Surat Thani Railway Station is the main railway station in Surat Thani Province. It is located on S.R.T. Southern Railway line km. 635+106, on the east bank of Tapi River in Tha Kham town, Phun Phin district. Surat Thani Station first opened in 1915, and was originally named Phun Phin Station...
is located in the center of the town.
History
The town goes back to the sanitary district (sukhaphibanSukhaphiban
Sukhaphiban were an administrative division of Thailand.Sanitary districts were the first sub-autonomous entities established in Thailand. A first such district was created in Bangkok by a royal decreee of King Chulalongkorn in 1897...
) Tha Kham, which was created on September 17 1955.
It was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) on April 14 1986, and further upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang) on December 20 2000.
External links
- http://www.takhamcity.go.th Website of town