Nam Pat District

Nam Pat
น้ำปาด
Amphoe

Amphoe location in Uttaradit Province
Coordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°E / 17.72833; 100.68444Coordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°E / 17.72833; 100.68444
Country  Thailand
Province Uttaradit
Seat Saen To
Tambon 7
Muban 58
Area
 â€¢ Total 1,448.711 km2 (559.350 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 â€¢ Total 36,950
 â€¢ Density 22.8/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone THA (UTC+7)
Postal code 53150
Geocode 5304

Nam Pat (Thai: น้ำปาด; pronounced [náːm pàːt]) is a district (Amphoe) of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.

The main river of the district is the Pat River.

History

The modern day area of Nam Pat district was originally named กุ๊กกบ after what, according to legend, was an affectionate title of an ancient ruler of the region known as K̀xkwn.[1] Later named Saen To as the main tambon, it was renamed to Nam Pat in 1932.[2]

Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary was designated in 2001.[3]

Administration

Central administration

The district Nam Pat is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
1.Saen Toแสนตอ98,417
2.Ban Faiบ้านฝาย97,023
3.Den Lekเด่นเหล็ก64,228
4.Nam Khraiน้ำไคร้95,964
5.Nam Phaiน้ำไผ่83,989
6.Huai Munห้วยมุ่น82,895
7.Tha Faekท่าแฝก94,434

Local administration

There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

There are 7 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอแสนตอ เป็นอำเภอน้ำปาด (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 49 (0 ง): 271. April 24, 1932.
  3. ↑ Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. ↑ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-16.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, September 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.