Tha Yang (Thai: ท่ายาง, pronounced [tʰâː jāːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Phetchaburi province, western Thailand.
Tha Yang
ท่ายาง | |
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.jpg) Tung Ngam Lake, Khao Krapuk, Tha Yang District | |
 District location in Phetchaburi province | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′24″N 99°53′16″E / 12.97333°N 99.88778°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Phetchaburi |
| Area | |
• Total | 736.7 km2 (284.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 80,794 |
| • Density | 109.7/km2 (284/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 76130 |
| Geocode | 7605 |
Etymology
editIn 1910, the western part of the district (which now is Kaeng Krachan district) was covered by dense forest. The main trees are Makha (Monkey Pod wood, Afzelia xylocarpa), Takhian (Ironwood, Hopea odorata) and Yang (Dipterocarpus alatus). Thus when the government established the district, they named it Tha Yang (literally, 'Yang tree pier').
History
editThe district was originally named Yang Yong, and was renamed Tha Yang in 1939.[1]
Geography
editNeighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Phetchaburi, Ban Lat, Kaeng Krachan of Phetchaburi Province, Hua Hin of Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Cha-am of Phetchaburi Province and the Gulf of Thailand.
Administration
editThe district is divided into 12 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 119 villages (mubans). Tha Yang and Nong Chok are two townships (thesaban tambon): Tha Yang covers the whole tambon Tha Yang and parts of Tha Khoi, while Nong Chok covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| 1. | Tha Yang | ท่ายาง | |
| 2. | Tha Khoi | ท่าคอย | |
| 3. | Yang Yong | ยางหย่อง | |
| 4. | Nong Chok | หนองจอก | |
| 5. | Map Pla Khao | มาบปลาเค้า | |
| 6. | Tha Mai Ruak | ท่าไม้รวก | |
| 7. | Wang Khrai | วังไคร้ | |
| 8. | Klat Luang | กลัดหลวง | |
| 9. | Puek Tian | ปึกเตียน | |
| 10. | Khao Krapuk | เขากระปุก | |
| 11. | Tha Laeng | ท่าแลง | |
| 12. | Ban Nai Dong | บ้านในดง |
Missing numbers belonged to tambon which now form Kaeng Krachan District.
References
edit- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.
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