Laem Sing is a district (Amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

) of Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi Province

Chanthaburi is a province of Thailand. It is located in the east of Thailand, at the border to Battambang and Pailin of Cambodia and the shore to the Gulf of Thailand...

, eastern Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

History

Laem Sing district was created in 1898, then named Phlio district. In 1909 the government allocated budget for the new district office, and they changed the district name to Laem Sing at the same time. The district office was re-built in 1966 and 1996.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Mai

Amphoe Tha Mai

-History:The district was created in 1900, then named Khamong . 4 years later the district office was moved to the area of Wat Khao Phloi Waen, and the district name was changed accordingly to Phloi Waen...

, Mueang Chanthaburi

Amphoe Mueang Chanthaburi

Mueang Chanthaburi is the capital district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Khao Khitchakut, Makham, Khlung, Laem Sing and Tha Mai of Chanthaburi Province....

 and Khlung

Amphoe Khlung

Khlung is the southernmost district of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Laem Sing, Mueang Chanthaburi, Makham, Pong Nam Ron of Chanthaburi Province, Bo Rai, Khao Saming and Laem Ngop of Trat Province...

 of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand

Gulf of Thailand

The Gulf of Thailand , also known in to Malays as Teluk Siam literally meant Gulf of Siam, is a shallow arm of the South China Sea.-Geography:...

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To the southeast of the district is the estuary of the Welu River. It covers about 27 km² of the shallow tidal water area, it contains extensive mudflat

Mudflat

Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats, are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. They are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, and estuaries. Mudflats may be viewed geologically as exposed layers of bay mud, resulting from deposition of...

s and mangrove

Mangrove

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 forests.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban

Muban

Muban is the lowest administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as village, they are the subdivision of tambon. As of 2008, there are 74944 administrative villages in Thailand. As of the 1990 census, the average village consisted of 144 households or 746 persons.A muban does not...

). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Pak Nam Laem Sing covers the same-named tambon, and Phlio covers tambon Phlio and Khlong Nam Khem. There are further 5 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh. Population A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
1.	Pak Nam Laem Sing	ปากน้ำแหลมสิงห์	16	9,220
2.	Ko Perit	เกาะเปริด	7	3,419
3.	Nong Chim	หนองชิ่ม	10	5,314
4.	Phlio	พลิ้ว	12	5,226
5.	Khlong Nam Khem	คลองน้ำเค็ม	6	1,555
6.	Bang Sa Kao	บางสระเก้า	5	2,230
7.	Bang Kachai	บางกะไชย	9	3,826