Thap Put district

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Thap Put
อำเภอ ทับปุด
Province: Phang-nga
Surface: 272.4 km²
Residents: 25,473 (2012)
Population density : 88.3 U / km²
ZIP : 82180
Geocode : 8207
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Map of Phang Nga, Thailand, with Thap Put

Thap Put District ( Thai : อำเภอ ทับปุด ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) of the province of Phang-nga . Phang-nga Province is located in the southern region of Thailand .

history

When the army of the Burmese king attacked Mueang Thalang in 1785 , the inhabitants of Thalang were able to flee to the area of ​​today's Thap Put. They built a shelter here, which is called Thap in the southern Thai dialect . The shelter was covered with leaves called put .

Thap Put County was established in 1897 as one of the earliest counties in Phang-nga Province.

Attractions

Wat Rat Uppatham (Thai: วัด รา ษ ฏ ร์ อุปถัมภ์ ), also called Wat Bang Riang ( วัด บาง เห รี ยง ) - Buddhist temple complex ( Wat ) on road 4118. It is a newer mountain temple with a bell-shaped chedi that supposedly contains relics of the Buddha should contain. There is also a large statue of Guanyin , the Mahayana Buddhist goddess of compassion, on the grounds . When the weather is clear, you can see as far as Phang-nga Bay.

  • Wat Rat Uppatham

  • Chedi of Wat Rat Uppatham

  • Statue of Guanyin, Wat Rat Uppatham

administration

Provincial Administration

The district of Thap Put is divided into six sub-districts ( tambon ) , which are further subdivided into 38 village communities ( muban ) .

No. Surname Thai Villages Pop.
1. Thap put ทับปุด 6th 5,242
2. Marui มะ รุ่ย 7th 5,713
3. Bo Saen บ่อ แสน 8th 6,993
4th Tham Thonglang ถ้ำ ทองหลาง 4th 1,775
5. Khok Charoen โคก เจริญ 8th 3,571
6th Bang Riang บาง เห รี ยง 5 2,179
Overview map of the tambon

Local administration

Thap Put ( เทศบาล ตำบล ทับปุด ) is a small town ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district, it consists of parts of the Tambon Thap Put.

There are also five “tambon administration organizations” (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ) for the tambon or the parts of tambon in the county that do not belong to any town.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

Web links

Commons : Wat Bang Riang  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 8 ° 31 '  N , 98 ° 38'  E