Thung Song district
Thung Song ทุ่งสง |
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Province: | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
Surface: | 1042.0 km² |
Residents: | 155,786 (2012) |
Population density : | 140.3 U / km² |
ZIP : | 80110, 80310 |
Geocode : | 8009 |
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Amphoe Thung Song ( Thai : อำเภอ ทุ่งสง ) is a county ( amphoe - administrative district) in the province of Nakhon Si Thammarat . The province of Nakhon Si Thammarat is located in the southern region of Thailand , about 780 km south of Bangkok on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula to the Gulf of Thailand .
geography
Amphoe Thung Song is located in the southwest of the province. Neighboring districts (from west clockwise): Amphoe Bang Khan , Thung Yai , Na Bon , Chang sound , Lan Saka , Ron Phibun , Chulabhorn and Cha-uat of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Amphoe Huai Yot and Ratsada of Trang province .
traffic
- Route network of the SRT ( State Railway of Thailand ):
- Amphoe Thung Song crosses the southern runway , which runs from Bangkok in two branches to the border crossings Padang Besar and Sungai Kolok to Malaysia.
- From the Thung Song Junction station (" Thung Song junction "), the branch line to Katang branches off from the southern line . The rarely used railway line leads via Trang to Kantang in the Amphoe Kantang ( Trang province ) directly at the confluence of the Khlong Trang in the Andaman Sea .
Attractions
There are several national parks in the Thung Song district:
- The Namtok Yong National Park ( อุทยานแห่งชาติ น้ำตก โยง ) with around twelve waterfalls and spectacular viewpoints, such as the 1350 m high Yod Khao Men ( ยอด เขา เหม น ).
- The Khao Nan National Park ( อุทยานแห่งชาติ เขา นั น ) is 436 km², at 1438 m, the Khao Nan Yai is the highest mountain in the park. There are also numerous waterfalls and caves here.
administration
Provincial Administration
Amphoe Thung Song is divided into 13 communities ( tambon ) , which in turn are divided into 125 villages ( muban ) .
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Local administration
Thung Song ( เทศบาล เมือง ทุ่งสง ) is a city ( Thesaban Mueang ) in the county, it consists of the entire Tambon Pak Phraek.
There are also four small towns ( Thesaban Tambon ) :
- Thi Wang ( เทศบาล ตำบล ที่ วัง ) consists of the whole tambon Thi Wang.
- Chamai ( เทศบาล ตำบล ชะ มา ย ) consists of the whole tambon chamai.
- Tham Yai ( เทศบาล ตำบล ถ้ำ ใหญ่ ) consists of the whole tambon Tham Yai.
- Kapang ( เทศบาล ตำบล กะ ปาง ) consists of the whole tambon kapang.
There are also eight “tambon administration organizations” (TAO, องค์การ บริหาร ส่วน ตำบล ) for the tambon in the county that do not belong to any city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics 2012 . Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
Web links
- More details on Amphoe Thung Song from amphoe.com (in Thai)
- Khao Nan National Park (Information from the Thai National Park Administration - in English)
- The Namtok Yong National Park (information from the Thai National Park Administration - in English)
Coordinates: 8 ° 10 ' N , 99 ° 41' E