Tha Pla District

Tha Pla
ท่าปลา
District

District location in Uttaradit Province
Coordinates: 17°47′35″N 100°22′38″E / 17.79306°N 100.37722°E / 17.79306; 100.37722Coordinates: 17°47′35″N 100°22′38″E / 17.79306°N 100.37722°E / 17.79306; 100.37722
Country Thailand
Province Uttaradit
Seat Tha Pla
Tambon 7
Muban 76
Area
 • Total 1,681.445 km2 (649.210 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 44,025
 • Density 29.1/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 53150
Geocode 5303

Tha Pla (Thai: ท่าปลา, pronounced [tʰâː plāː]) is a district (amphoe) of Uttaradit Province, in northern Thailand.

History

Tha Pla was originally part of Nan Province until it was reassigned in 1923 to Uttaradit Province.[1]

Geography

The Nan River, Tha Pla District

Neighboring districts are (from the east in a clockwise order): Nam Pat, Thong Saen Khan and Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit Province, Den Chai, Sung Men and Mueang Phrae of Phrae Province, and Na Muen of Nan Province.

The main river of the district is the Nan River, with the Sirikit Dam creating a 250 km2 artificial lake. The Pat River joins the Nan below the dam.

Administration

Central administration

Tha Pla is divided into seven sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1.Tha Plaท่าปลา128,574
2.Hat Laหาดล้า94,696
3.Pha Lueatผาเลือด136,748
4.Charimจริม138,642
5.Nam Manน้ำหมัน127,172
7.Nang Phayaนางพญา62,634
8.Ruam Chitร่วมจิต115,559

Number 6 belonged to the subdistrict Tha Faek reassigned to Nam Pat District in 2015.

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Tha Pla (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าปลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Ruam Chit (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลร่วมจิต) consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.
  • Charim (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลจริม) consisting of sub-district Charim.

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tha Pla (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าปลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Hat La (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหาดล้า) consisting of sub-district Hat La.
  • Pha Lueat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลผาเลือด) consisting of sub-district Pha Lueat.
  • Nam Man (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลน้ำหมัน) consisting of sub-district Nam Man.
  • Nang Phaya (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนางพญา) consisting of sub-district Nang Phaya.
  • Ruam Chit (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลร่วมจิต) consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.

References

  1. ↑ ประกาศโอนอำเภอท่าปลาจากจังหวัดน่านมาขึ้นจังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 39 (0 ก): 55. 1922-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
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