Official Name: | Pang Sila Thong |
Native Name: | ปางศิลาทอง |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kamphaeng Phet |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Pho Thong |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 30591 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 62120 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 6209 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 16.0967°N 99.49°W |
Pang Sila Thong (Thai: ปางศิลาทอง, in Thai pronounced as /pāːŋ sì.lāː tʰɔ̄ːŋ/) is the southwesternmost district (amphoe) of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand.
The government split tambons Pang Ta Wai, Hin Dat, and Pho Thong from Khlong Khlung district and created the minor district (king amphoe) Pang Sila Thong on 31 May 1993.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 11 October 1997.[2]
The name Pang Sila Thong stands for the three tambons comprising the district: Pang for Pang Ta Wai, Sila for Hin Dat and Thong for Pho Thong.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Khlong Lan, Khlong Khlung, Khanu Woralaksaburi of Kamphaeng Phet Province; Mae Wong of Nakhon Sawan province and Umphang of Tak province.
The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 42 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Pho Thong | โพธิ์ทอง | 17 | 11,729 | ||
2. | Hin Dat | หินดาต | 14 | 10,665 | ||
3. | Pang Ta Wai | ปางตาไว | 11 | 8,197 |