Phrasaeng district

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Phrasaeng
พระแสง
Province: Surat Thani
Surface: 950.10 km²
Residents: 67,196 (2012)
Population density : 67.1 U / km²
ZIP : 84210
Geocode : 8416
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Map of Surat Thani, Thailand, with Phrasaeng

Amphoe Phrasaeng ( Thai : อำเภอ พระแสง ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the south of Surat Thani Province . The province of Surat Thani is located in the southern region of Thailand , about 650 kilometers south of Bangkok on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to the Gulf of Thailand .

geography

Neighboring districts (clockwise from north): Amphoe Phanom , Khian Sa and Wiang Sa in Surat Thani, Amphoe Tham Phannara and Thung Yai in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province , Amphoe Chai Buri in Surat Thani Province and Amphoe Khao Phanom and Plai Phraya in Krabi Province .

The Khlong Phraya wildlife sanctuary is located on the border with Plai Phraya .

history

The district was established in 1896 as part of Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat. The following year it was downgraded, along with the neighboring I-Pan district, to a tambon under the administration of Amphoe Lamphun (now Amphoe Ban Na San ). When Monthon administrator Phraya Sukhumnaiwinit ( พระยา สุขุม นัย วินิจ , also: Pan Sukhum, ปั้น สุขุม , later Chao Phraya Yommarat, เจ้าพระยา ยมราช ) visited the district in 1899 , he noticed that Amphoe Lamphun was too large to be effectively administered to become. So he set up the Phrasaeng district again, which consisted of the two tambon Phrasaeng and I-Pan. In 1906 Phrasaeng was subordinated to the Mueang Chaiya, today's Surat Thani Province.

On August 1, 1938, Phrasaeng was demoted to a subdistrict ( King Amphoe ). Since the administration in Ban Sai Khueng ( บ้าน ไทร ขึง ) was difficult to reach for the population, it was moved to Ban Yan Din Daeng ( บ้าน ย่าน ดินแดง ) around 1940 . In 1958, Phrasaeng again received full amphoe status.

etymology

The name of the circle comes from an event that occurred when it was founded. The government sent an officer named Phrasaeng Phiram ( พระแสง ภิรมย์ ) to oversee the construction of the administration building. When the pit was dug for the foundation, a sword was found which, due to its peculiar shape, was recognized as a royal sword. It was called Phrasaeng Dab ( พระ แสงดาบ , roughly: "the sword Phrasaeng") and it was exhibited in the administration building. The district was also named after the official. However, since this sword has disappeared today, one is not sure whether this may not have been just a legend.

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Phrasaeng is divided into seven communities ( Tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 74 villages ( Muban ) .

No. Surname Thai Muban Pop.
1. I-pan อิ ปัน 12 12,513
2. Sin Pun สิน ปุ น 10 07,029
3. Bang Sawan บาง สวรรค์ 14th 17,800
4th Sai Khueng ไทร ขึง 13 09,445
5. Sin Charoen สิน เจริญ 10 09.206
6th Sai Sopha ไทร โสภา 08th 06,010
7th Sakhu สาคู 07th 05,193
  
Outline map of the Tambon of Phrasaeng

Local administration

There are two small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the county:

  • Bang Sawan ( เทศบาล ตำบล บาง สวรรค์ ) consists of parts of the Tambon Bang Sawan,
  • Yan Din Daeng ( เทศบาล ตำบล ย่าน ดินแดง ) consists of parts of the tambon Yan Din Daeng.

There are also seven “Tambon Administrative Organizations ” ( องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - Tambon Administrative Organizations, TAO) for the Tambon or the parts of Tambon in the district that do not belong to any city.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ประกาศ สำนัก นายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยก ฐานะ กิ่ง อำเภอ ท่าฉาง เป็น อำเภอ และ ยุบ อำเภอ พระแสง ลง เป็น กิ่ง อำเภอ . In: Royal Gazette . 55, No.  0 ง , August 1, 1938, pp. 1321-1322.
  2. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกา จัดตั้ง อำเภอ กระสัง ... . In: Royal Gazette . 75, No.  55 ก , July 22, 1958, pp. 321-327.
  3. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

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Coordinates: 8 ° 34 '  N , 99 ° 15'  E