Nam Pat district explained

Official Name:Nam Pat
Native Name:น้ำปาด
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Uttaradit
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Saen To
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Subdivision Name4:58
Established Title:District established
Population Total:36950
Population As Of:2014
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:53150
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:5304
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.7283°N 100.6844°W

Nam Pat (Thai: น้ำปาด, in Thai pronounced as /náːm pàːt/) is a district (amphoe) of Uttaradit province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok province and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla, and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.

The main river of the district is the Pat River.

History

Originally named Saen To as the main tambon, it was renamed Nam Pat in 1932.[1]

Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 2001.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Nam Pat is divided into seven sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 administrative villages (Muban).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Saen ToThai: แสนตอ98,417
2.Ban FaiThai: บ้านฝาย97,023
3.Den LekThai: เด่นเหล็ก64,228
4.Nam KhraiThai: น้ำไคร้95,964
5.Nam PhaiThai: น้ำไผ่83,989
6.Huai MunThai: ห้วยมุ่น82,895
7.Tha FaekThai: ท่าแฝก94,434

Local administration

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 49. ง. 271. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอแสนตอ เป็นอำเภอน้ำปาด. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2475/D/271.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510201053/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2475/D/271.PDF. dead. May 10, 2012. April 24, 1932. Thai.
  2. http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Nam_Pad_Wildlife_Sanctuary Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-03-16.