Tha Sala district explained

Official Name:Tha Sala
Native Name:ท่าศาลา
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nakhon Si Thammarat
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Sala
Subdivision Type3:Subdistricts
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Mubans
Subdivision Name4:110
Established Title:District established
Population Total:112565
Population As Of:2015
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:80160
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:8008
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:8.6667°N 99.9317°W

Tha Sala (Thai: ท่าศาลา, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː sǎː.lāː/) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam, and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

History

During the thesaphiban administrative reforms five mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom were put together to form Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan, and Noppitham.[1] At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai (กลาย) and divided into the 10 tambons Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Ka Ro, Noppitham, Hua Taphan, Mo Khlan, and Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen (Mai Sap Nam Sakun), the district office was at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and the district was renamed accordingly.[2]

The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.

Administration

Central administration

Tha Sala is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Tha SalaThai: ท่าศาลา1532,723
2.KlaiThai: กลาย128,647
3.Tha KhuenThai: ท่าขึ้น1513,670
4.Hua TaphanThai: หัวตะพาน94,973
6.Sa KaeoThai: สระแก้ว119,007
7.MokkhalanThai: โมคลาน1514,107
9.Thai BuriThai: ไทยบุรี107,012
10.Don TakoThai: ดอนตะโก65,037
11.Taling ChanThai: ตลิ่งชัน98,541
13.Pho ThongThai: โพธิ์ทอง88,848
 
Missing numbers are now part of Nopphitam District.

Local administration

There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district:

There are 10 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221903/http://www.thasalacity.go.th/history.php History of Tha Sala township
  2. http://arc.nstru.ac.th/nakhon/tasala/ Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2015. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2016-06-09.