Pak Phayun district
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Pak Phayun ปากพะยูน |
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| Province: | Phatthalung |
| Surface: | 433.3 km² |
| Residents: | 50,685 (2012) |
| Population density : | 115.3 U / km² |
| ZIP : | 93120 |
| Geocode : | 9306 |
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Amphoe Pak Phayun ( Thai : อำเภอ ปากพะยูน ) is a district ( Amphoe - Administrative District) in Phatthalung Province . Phatthalung Province is located in the southern region of Thailand , about 840 kilometers south of Bangkok on the Malay Peninsula .
geography
Neighboring districts and areas (clockwise from the west): Pa Bon and Bang Kaeo in Phatthalung Province and Krasae Sin , Sathing Phra , Singhanakhon and Khuan Niang in Songkhla Province .
To the east of the district is Lake Thale Luang , which is connected to the rest of Lake Songkhla south of the district by a narrow waterway .
history
Amphoe Pak Phayun was established in 1896 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) as part of the Thesaphiban administrative reform . It originally consisted of 17 tambon . In 1903 it was renamed from its original name "Thaksin" ( ทักษิณ , south ) to Pak Phayun.
administration
Provincial Administration
Amphoe Pak Phayun is divided into seven subdistricts ( tambon ) , which are further subdivided into 63 village communities ( muban ) .
| No. | Surname | Thai | Villages | Pop. |
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| 1. | Pak Phayun | ปากพะยูน | 6th | 8,620 |
| 2. | Don Pradu | ดอน ประดู่ | 11 | 6,443 |
| 3. | Ko Nang Kham | เกาะ นาง คำ | 9 | 5,588 |
| 4th | Ko Mak | เกาะ หมาก | 11 | 7,196 |
| 5. | Falami | ฝาละมี | 11 | 10,670 |
| 6th | Han Thao | หาร เทา | 9 | 9,792 |
| 7th | Don Sai | ดอน ทราย | 6th | 2,376 |
Local administration
There are six small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the county:
- Pak Phayun ( เทศบาล ตำบล ปากพะยูน ), consisting of parts of the Tambon Pak Phayun,
- Ao Phayun ( เทศบาล ตำบล อ่าว พะยูน ), consisting of the other parts of the Tambon Pak Phayun,
- Han Thao ( เทศบาล ตำบล หาร เทา ), consisting of the entire tambon Han Thao,
- Ko Nang Kham ( เทศบาล ตำบล เกาะ นาง คำ ), consisting of the entire tambon Ko Nang Kham,
- Don Sai ( เทศบาล ตำบล ดอน ทราย ), consisting of the entire tambon Don Sai.
- Don Pradu ( เทศบาล ตำบล ดอน ประดู่ ), consisting of the entire tambon Don Pradu.
The two remaining tambon Ko Mak and Falami are each administered by a “tambon administration organization” (TAO, องค์การ บริหารส่วน ตำบล ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ แจ้ง ความ กระทรวง มหาดไทย . In: Royal Gazette . 19, No. 52, March 15, 1903, p. 1010.
- ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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Coordinates: 7 ° 21 ' N , 100 ° 19' E