Tha Muang
ท่าม่วง
Muang Chum village, view from Wat Tham Seu
Muang Chum village, view from Wat Tham Seu
District location in Kanchanaburi province
District location in Kanchanaburi province
Coordinates: 13°58′0″N 99°38′19″E / 13.96667°N 99.63861°E / 13.96667; 99.63861
CountryThailand
ProvinceKanchanaburi
SeatTha Muang
Area
  Total610.97 km2 (235.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total105,415
  Density172.5/km2 (447/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code71110
Geocode7106

Tha Muang (Thai: ท่าม่วง, pronounced [tʰâː mûa̯ŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in the southern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1898. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby Wat Si Loha Rat Bamrung. They changed the district name to Wang Khanai (วังขนาย). In 1939 Phra Woraphak Phibun, then head of the district, renamed the district Tha Muang after the name of the central tambon.[1]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Makham Tia, Mueang Kanchanaburi, Bo Phloi, Phanom Thuan, Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Ban Pong, and Chom Bueng of Ratchaburi province.

The important water resource is the Mae Klong River. The Mae Klong Dam on the Mae Klong River is in the district.

Administration

The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 113 villages (mubans). There are five townships (thesaban tambons) within the district: Tha Muang, Nong Khao, and Nong Takya each cover parts of the same-named tambon, while Samrong covers parts of tambon Phang Tru and the tambon Wang Sala. Also parts of tambon Tha Lo belong to the town Kanchanaburi. There are another 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Tha Muangท่าม่วง514,325
2.Wang Khanaiวังขนาย77,102
3.Wang Salaวังศาลา911,827
4.Tha Loท่าล้อ610,321
5.Nong Khaoหนองขาว128,429
6.Thung Thongทุ่งทอง78,133
7.Khao Noiเขาน้อย65,013
8.Muang Chumม่วงชุม56,454
9.Ban Maiบ้านใหม่117,118
10.Phang Truพังตรุ98,387
11.Tha Takroท่าตะคร้อ73,694
12.Rang Saliรางสาลี่146,797
13.Nong Tak Yaหนองตากยา157,815

References

  1. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2009.


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