Amphoe Thepha

Thepha เทพา
Province:	Songkhla
Surface:	978.0 km²
Residents:	73,457 (2012)
Population density :	68.3 U / km²
ZIP :	90150, 90260
Geocode :	9005
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Amphoe Thepha ( Thai : อำเภอ เทพา , Malay : Tiba ) is a district ( Amphoe - administrative district) in the southeast of the Songkhla Province . The Songkhla Province is located in the southern region of Thailand on the coast to the Gulf of Thailand .

geography

Neighboring districts and areas (clockwise from east): Amphoe Nong Chik and Khok Pho in Pattani Province and Amphoe Saba Yoi , Na Thawi and Chana in Songkhla Province. In the north lies the Gulf of Thailand .

history

Thepa was originally a first-class Mueang , it was subordinate to Mueang Phatthalung. The governor had to regularly send a gold-and-silver tree ( bunga mas ) as a tribute to the governor of Phatthalung. During the reign of King Phra Phutthaloetla ( Rama II ) , the city was referred to Songkhla and raised to the third-class Mueang .

In the Thesapiban administration reforms in 1901, the Mueang was downgraded to a district of Songkhla. The administration building was at that time in Ban Phra Phut ( บ้าน พระพุทธ ), Village 2 of Thepha subdistrict. When the railroad was being built through the district in 1932, the administrative building was moved to Ban Tha Phru ( บ้าน ท่า พรุ ), Village 1 of Thepha Subdistrict , closer to Tha Muang ( ท่าม่วง ) station. This is why the train station was later called “Thepa”.

Attractions

• Sakom Beach (Thai: หาด สะกอ ม , Hat Sakom ) - a beach with fine-grained sand and pine trees. Distance to the district capital 53 km. An excursion with a chartered fishing boat to the island of Ko Kham, which is only 2 km off the coast, offers the possibility of fishing.

administration

Provincial Administration

Amphoe Thepha is divided into seven subdistricts ( tambon ) , which are further subdivided into 65 village communities ( muban ) .

No.	Surname	Thai	Muban	Pop.
1.	Thepha	เทพา	08th	12,174
2.	Pak Bang	ปาก บาง	08th	09,129
3.	Ko Saba	เกาะ สะบ้า	08th	05,584
4th	Lam Phlai	ลำ ไพล	11	15,170
5.	Tha Muang	ท่าม่วง	14th	16,749
6th	Wang Yai	วังใหญ่	08th	06,959
7th	Sakom	สะกอ ม	08th	07,692

Local administration

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

• Thepha ( เทศบาล ตำบล เทพา ) consists of parts of the tambon Thepha.
• Lam Phlai ( เทศบาล ตำบล ลำ ไพล ) consists of the whole tambon Lam Phlai

There are also six “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 13, 2014.

Web links

• More details about Amphoe Thepha from amphoe.com (in Thai)

Coordinates: 6 ° 50 '  N , 100 ° 58'  E