Sam Ngao district

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Sam Ngao
สามเงา
Province: Tak
Surface: 2,771.927 km²
Residents: 32,176 (2012)
Population density : 12 U / km²
ZIP : 63130
Geocode : 6303
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Map of Tak, Thailand, with Sam Ngao
Chedi of Wat Wang Khrai

Amphoe Sam Ngao ( Thai : อำเภอ สามเงา ) is a district ( amphoe - administrative district) in Tak Province . The Tak Province is located in the northern region of Thailand .

location

Amphoe Sam Ngao is located in the extreme northeast of Tak Province and borders three other provinces in the country, Chiang Mai , Lamphun and Lampang .

history

Amphoe Sam Ngao was first established in 1930 as a small district ( King Amphoe ) in the Amphoe Ban Tak . If the name was initially Tha Pui ( ท่า ปุย ), the King Amphoe was renamed in 1939 to the current name Sam Ngao. In 1958 it was upgraded to a full amphoe.

geography

The Bhumibol Dam

Amphoe Sam Ngao is located in the northeast of the Tak Province and, when viewed clockwise from the south, borders on the Ban Tak and Mae Ramat Amphoe in the Tak Province, Omkoi and Doi Tao in the Chiang Mai Province , Thung Hua Chang in the Lamphun Province and Mae Phrik and Thoen in Lampang Province .

The main water sources for agricultural use in the amphoe are the Mae Nam Ping and Mae Nam Wang rivers . The Bhumibol Dam forms an artificial lake with an area of ​​around 300 km², which on the one hand is intended to prevent flooding and , on the other hand, is Thailand's most powerful hydropower plant and supplies electricity. Much of the district is taken up by Mae Ping National Park.

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Sam Ngao consists of 6 sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further divided into 43 villages ( muban ).

No. Surname Thai Muban
1. Sam Ngao สามเงา 05 8,750
2. Wang Man วัง หมัน 07th 4,517
3. Yokkrabat ยกกระบัตร 02 8,220
4th Yan Ri ย่าน รี 0- 3,313
5. Ban Na บ้านนา 12 2,094
6th Wang Chan วัง จันทร์ 10 5,282

Note: Some of the Muban's data are not yet available.

Local administration

Sam Ngao (Thai: เทศบาล ตำบล สามเงา ) is a small town ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district, it consists of parts of the Tambon Sam Ngao.

There are also six "Tambon Administrative Organizations" (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล - administrative organizations) for the tambon in the district that do not belong to any city.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกา เปลี่ยน นาม อำเภอ กิ่ง อำเภอ และ ตำบล บาง แห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ . In: Royal Gazette . 56, No.  0 ก , April 17, 1939, pp. 354-364.
  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 June 25, 2014.

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Coordinates: 17 ° 15 '  N , 99 ° 1'  E