Tha Yang District

Tha Yang ท่ายาง
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Phetchaburi Province
Coordinates: 12°58′24″N 99°53′16″E / 12.97333°N 99.88778°E / 12.97333; 99.88778Coordinates: 12°58′24″N 99°53′16″E / 12.97333°N 99.88778°E / 12.97333; 99.88778
Country	Thailand
Province	Phetchaburi
Area
• Total	736.7 km2 (284.4 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	80,794
• Density	109.7/km2 (284/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	76130
Geocode	7605

Tha Yang (Thai: ท่ายาง, pronounced [tʰâː jāːŋ]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Phetchaburi Province, western Thailand.

Etymology

In 1910 the western part of the district (which now is Kaeng Krachan district) was mountainous area, covered by dense forest. The main trees are Makha (Monkey Pod wood, Afzelia xylocarpa), Takhian (Ironwood, Hopea odorata) and Yang (Dipterocarpus alatus). Thus when the government established the district, they named it Tha Yang (lit. Yang tree pier).

History

The district was originally named Yang Yong, and was renamed to Tha Yang in 1939.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Phetchaburi, Ban Lat, Kaeng Krachan of Phetchaburi Province, Hua Hin of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Cha-am of Phetchaburi Province again and the Bay of Bangkok.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 119 villages (muban). Tha Yang and Nong Chok are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Yang covers the whole tambon Tha Yang and parts of Tha Khoi, while Nong Chok covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

Missing numbers belonged to tambon which now form Kaeng Krachan district.

References

1. ↑ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939. 

External links

• amphoe.com