Sadao district
Sadao สะเดา |
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Province: | Songkhla |
Surface: | 1029,273 km² |
Residents: | 123,380 (2012) |
Population density : | 109.4 E./km² |
ZIP : | 90120, 90170, 90240, 90320 |
Geocode : | 9010 |
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Amphoe Sadao ( Thai : อำเภอ สะเดา ) is a county ( amphoe - administrative district) in Songkhla Province . Songkhla Province is located in the southern region of Thailand .
The name Sadao ( สะเดา ) is the Thai word for the neem tree .
geography
Neighboring districts and territories (from west clockwise): Amphoe Khuan Don and Khuan Kalong of Satun Province and Amphoe Khlong Hoi Khong , Hat Yai , Chana and Na Thawi of Songkhla province. To the southwest are the states of Kedah and Perlis of Malaysia .
traffic
The Phetkasem Highway, the longest road in Thailand, which connects the state capital Bangkok with the national border with Malaysia, ends in Sadao .
For rail travelers, Padang Besar is the border station of the railway line to Butterworth ( Penang ).
history
The area of today's Sadao County was the Tambon Sadao of Chang Lon District in Saiburi Province (now Kedah ) more than 100 years ago . When the British and Siam (now Thailand) signed the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Sadao stayed with Thailand.
In 1917 the Tambon Sadao was officially elevated to an amphoe . The district has been under martial law since 2004 .
administration
Provincial Administration
Amphoe Sadao is divided into nine subdistricts ( tambon ) , which in turn have a total of 67 village communities ( muban ) .
No. | Surname | Thai | Muban | Pop. |
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1. | Sadao | สะเดา | - | 20,515 |
2. | Prik | ปริก | 11 | 19,085 |
3. | Phang La | พัง ลา | 7th | 12,660 |
4th | Samnak Taeo | สำนัก แต้ว | 10 | 14,160 |
5. | Thung Mon. | ทุ่ง หมอ | 7th | 7,280 |
6th | Tha Pho | ท่า โพธิ์ | 8th | 6,645 |
7th | Padang Besar | ปา ดัง เบ ซาร์ | 12 | 24,973 |
8th. | Samnak Kham | สำนัก ขาม | 7th | 12,956 |
9. | Khao Mi Kiat | เขา มี เกียรติ | 5 | 5.106 |
Local administration
There are two towns ( Thesaban Mueang ) in the county:
- Sadao ( เทศบาล เมือง สะเดา ), consisting of the entire tambon Sadao,
- Padang Besar ( เทศบาล เมือง ปา ดัง เบ ซาร์ ), consisting of parts of the Tambon Padang Besar.
There are also four small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) in the district:
- Prik ( เทศบาล ตำบล ปริก ), consisting of parts of the Tambon Prik,
- Khlong Ngae ( เทศบาล ตำบล คลอง แงะ ), consisting of parts of the Tambon Phang La,
- Samnak Kham ( เทศบาล ตำบล สำนัก ขาม ), consisting of the whole tambon Samnak Kham
- Padang ( เทศบาล ตำบล ปา ดัง ), consisting of further parts of the Tambon Padang Besar.
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
- ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
Web links
Coordinates: 6 ° 38 ' N , 100 ° 25' E