Sapphaya is the easternmost 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 Chainat Province

Chainat Province

Chainat is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Sing Buri, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani.-Geography:...

, central 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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Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Sankhaburi

Amphoe Sankhaburi

Sankhaburi is a district in the southern part of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Hankha, Mueang Chainat, Sapphaya of Chainat Province, In Buri, Bang Rachan of Sing Buri Province and Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphanburi Province.-Administration:The district...

, Mueang Chainat

Amphoe Mueang Chainat

Mueang Chainat is the capital district of Chainat Province, central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Sapphaya, Sankhaburi, Hankha, Wat Sing, Manorom of Chainat Province and Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province.-History:In 1917 the district was renamed from Mueang to Ban Kluai...

 of Chainat Province, Takhli

Amphoe Takhli

Thakhli is the southernmost district of Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand.The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong, the royal novel of King Rama III.-Geography:...

 of Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan Province

Nakhon Sawan is one of the provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Chai Nat, Uthai Thani and Tak.- Etymology :...

 and In Buri

Amphoe In Buri

In Buri is the northernmost district of Singburi Province in central Thailand.-History:In Buri is an ancient city, one of the major Mueang or city states. It was built in the reign of King Ramesuan in 1369. In the Ayutthaya era, the governor of In Buri always was a royal family member because In...

 of Sing Buri Province

Sing Buri Province

Sing Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nakhon Sawan, Lop Buri, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Chai Nat....

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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 55 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 six subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Sapphaya covers parts of tambon Sapphaya, and Pho Nang Dam parts of tambon Pho Nang Dam Tok, while Taluk, Pho Nang Dam Ok, Bang Luang and Hat Asa cover the whole same-named subdistrict. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) covering the non-municipal areas of the subdistricts Supphaya, Khao Kaeo and Pho Nang Dam Ok.

No.	Name	Thai	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.	Sapphaya	สรรพยา	7	7,144
2.	Taluk	ตลุก	12	8,971
3.	Khao Kaeo	เขาแก้ว	6	3,104
4.	Pho Nang Dam Tok	โพนางดำตก	6	6,764
5.	Pho Nang Dam Ok	โพนางดำออก	8	5,729
6.	Bang Luang	บางหลวง	7	6,063
7.	Hat Asa	หาดอาษา	9	6,778

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)