Pho Thale district explained

Official Name:Pho Thale
Native Name:โพทะเล
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:Amphoe
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Phichit
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Bua
Population Total:60781
Population As Of:2009
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:66130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6606
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:16.075°N 100.3033°W

Pho Thale (Thai: โพทะเล, in Thai pronounced as /pʰōː tʰā.lēː/) is a district (amphoe) in the southwestern part of Phichit province, central Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Bueng Na Rang, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province, Chum Saeng, Kao Liao and Banphot Phisai of Nakhon Sawan province.

History

In 1939, the district office was moved from the Bang Khlan Sub-district to the Ban Tan Sub-district.[1] Later the same year, the district was renamed from Bang Khlan to Pho Thale, and the sub-district Ban Tan also to Pho Thale.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (muban). There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Pho Thale covers parts of tambon Pho Thale, and Tha Sao parts of tambon Tha Sao and Tha Khamin. There are a further 11 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Pho Thaleโพทะเล97,558
2.Thai Namท้ายน้ำ115,786
3.Thanongทะนง117,863
4.Tha Buaท่าบัว137,033
5.Thung Noiทุ่งน้อย73,722
6.Tha Khaminท่าขมิ้น125,607
7.Tha Saoท่าเสา96,052
8.Bang Khlanบางคลาน63,918
11.Tha Nangท่านั่ง63,889
12.Ban Noiบ้านน้อย63,876
13.Wat Khwangวัดขวาง85,477
Missing numbers are tambon which now form Bueng Narang district.

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 55. ง. 3400. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอบางคลาน จังหวัดพิจิตร. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/D/3400.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609235308/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2481/D/3400.PDF. dead. June 9, 2012. 1939-01-16. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 56. ก. 354–364. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20090219071714/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF. dead. February 19, 2009. April 17, 1939. Thai.
  3. Web site: Population statistics 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092141/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5266_01.html. dead. 2016-03-04. Department of Provincial Administration.