Amphoe Lam Thap
Encyclopedia
Lam Thap is a district (amphoe
) of Krabi Province
, southern Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4 1993.
and Khao Phanom
of Krabi Province, Thung Yai
and Bang Khan
of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
, and Wang Wiset
of Trang Province
.
), which are further subdivided into 27 villages (muban
). Lam Thap is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Lam Thap and Thung Sai Thong. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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 Krabi Province
Krabi Province
Krabi is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Andaman Sea. Neighbouring provinces are Phang Nga, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Trang. The Phuket province to the west is also neighbouring, but without any land boundary...
, southern 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...
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History
The minor district (King Amphoe) Lam Thap was established on June 30 1984, when the two tambon Lam Thap and Din Udom were split off from Khlong Thom districtAmphoe Khlong Thom
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom and Lam Thap of Krabi Province, and Wang Wiset and Sikao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.-Administration:...
. It was upgraded to a full district on November 4 1993.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Khlong ThomAmphoe Khlong Thom
-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom and Lam Thap of Krabi Province, and Wang Wiset and Sikao of Trang Province. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.-Administration:...
and Khao Phanom
Amphoe Khao Phanom
-History:The minor district was created on December 1 1967 by adding together the tambon Khao Phanom, Khao Din and 2 villages of Khok Yang of Mueang Krabi district and tambon Sin Pun from Khlong Thom...
of Krabi Province, Thung Yai
Amphoe Thung Yai
Thung Yai is the westernmost district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-History:Tambon Ku Rae was separated from Thung Song district and made the minor district Ku Rae in 1906. When the office was moved to Tambon Tha Yang in 1909, the minor district was renamed following the...
and Bang Khan
Amphoe Bang Khan
Bang Khan is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Yai and Thung Song of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ratsada, Huai Yot and Wang Wiset of Trang Province, and Lam Thap of Krabi Province.-History:The district was created as a minor...
of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Nakhon Si Thammarat is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the eastern shore of the Gulf of Thailand...
, and Wang Wiset
Amphoe Wang Wiset
-History:The minor district Wang Wiset was established on July 15 1981 by splitting off five tambon from Sikao district. The first temporary district office within the temple Rat Rangsan was opened on November 2 1981.It was upgraded to a full district on May 21 1990.-Geography:Neighboring...
of Trang Province
Trang Province
Trang is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the western shore of the Malay Peninsula to the Andaman Sea. Neighboring provinces are Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Satun....
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Administration
The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambonTambon
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 27 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...
). Lam Thap is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Lam Thap and Thung Sai Thong. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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