Tak Fa District

Tak Fa ตากฟ้า
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°20′45″N 100°29′41″E / 15.34583°N 100.49472°ECoordinates: 15°20′45″N 100°29′41″E / 15.34583°N 100.49472°E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Sawan
Seat	Tak Fa
Area
• Total	570.7 km^2 (220.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	41,192
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	60190
Geocode	6012

Tak Fa (Thai: ตากฟ้า) is a district (amphoe) in southeastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province.

History

When Thai government built the Phahonyothin highway, the district was formed by territory taken from Takhli district. It became a district on October 13, 1970.^[1][2]

Geography

Neighboring district are (from the southwest clockwise) Takhli, Phayuha Khiri, Tha Tako and Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Nong Muang of Lopburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) of Tak Fa covers parts of the tambon Tak Fa and Suk Samran. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Tak Fa	ตากฟ้า	10	7,292
2.	Lam Phayon	ลำพยนต์	12	4,724
3.	Suk Samran	สุขสำราญ	11	7,628
4.	Nong Phikun	หนองพิกุล	10	3,471
5.	Phu Nok Yung	พุนกยูง	16	3,850
6.	Udom Thanya	อุดมธัญญา	9	10,438
7.	Khao Chai Thong	เขาชายธง	9	3,789

References

1. Department of Agricultural Extension
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอตากฟ้า พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai) 87 (94 ก): 690–692. October 13, 1970.

External links

• amphoe.com