Amphoe Thung Tako
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Thung Tako is a district (Amphoe
) in the central part of Chumphon Province
, southern Thailand
.
and Sawi
of Chumphon Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand
.
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 19 1991.
), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (muban
). Pak Tako is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the same-named tambon. There are further 3 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...
) in the central part of Chumphon Province
Chumphon Province
Chumphon ) is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, at the shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani and Ranong...
, 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...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lang SuanAmphoe Lang Suan
-History:Lang Suan was originally a Mueang reporting directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the end of the 19th century it was put under Monthon Chumphon...
and Sawi
Amphoe Sawi
Sawi is a district in the central part of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Tako, Lang Suan of Chumphon Province, La-un, Kra Buri of Ranong Province and Mueang Chumphon of Chumphon Province again...
of Chumphon Province. To the east 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:...
.
History
The minor districts (King Amphoe) was created on September 6 1976, when then three tambon Thung Takhrai, Tako and Pak Tako were split off from Sawi districtAmphoe Sawi
Sawi is a district in the central part of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Thung Tako, Lang Suan of Chumphon Province, La-un, Kra Buri of Ranong Province and Mueang Chumphon of Chumphon Province again...
. It was upgraded to a full district on July 19 1991.
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 35 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...
). Pak Tako is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the same-named tambon. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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