Phunphin district explained

Official Name:Phunphin
Native Name:พุนพิน
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Surat Thani
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Tha Kham
Population Total:73,067
Population As Of:2014
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:84130
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:8417
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:9.1097°N 99.2319°W

Phunphin (Thai: พุนพิน, in Thai pronounced as /pʰūn.pʰīn/) is a district (amphoe) in Surat Thani province in the south of Thailand. Tha Kham is the principal town of the district. In 2014, the population was 73,067.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise): Tha Chang, Bandon, Ban Na Doem, Khian Sa, Khiri Rat Nikhom, and Vibhavadi. It has a short coastline on Bandon Bay to the northeast.

The main rivers of the district are the Tapi and its tributary Phum Duang, which flows into the Tapi at the town of Tha Kham.

History

The district's name was changed from Tha Kham to Phunphin in 1939.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Phunphin district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages (mubans).

No.NameThaiVillagesPop.[3]
1.Tha KhamThai: ท่าข้าม626,634
2.Tha SathonThai: ท่าสะท้อน75,439
3.LiletThai: ลีเล็ด84,045
4.Bang MadueaThai: บางมะเดื่อ74,709
5.Bang DueanThai: บางเดือน53,073
6.Tha Rong ChangThai: ท่าโรงช้าง55,483
7.KrutThai: กรูด65,378
8.PhunphinThai: พุนพิน32,322
9.Bang NgonThai: บางงอน115,409
10.Si WichaiThai: ศรีวิชัย32,184
11.Nam RopThai: น้ำรอบ72,370
12.MaluanThai: มะลวน97,624
13.Hua ToeiThai: หัวเตย74,410
14.Nong SaiThai: หนองไทร54,320
15.Khao Hua KhwaiThai: เขาหัวควาย44,094
16.TapanThai: ตะปาน55,512
 

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

There are 16 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Transport

Phunphin is the transportation hub of Surat Thani Province. It has one railway intersection, three railway stations, and four rail stops. Surat Thani Railway Station in this district is the main passenger railway station of Surat Thani Province. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (km631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket province. After the completion of 31 km of the railroad to Khiri Ratthanikhom in 1956, construction was halted for budgetary reasons.

Also in Phunphin are the Surat Thani Airport, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the Asian highway AH2 (Thai Hwy 41), the main road connecting to other provinces. Thai Hwy 401 connects Phunphin with the town of Surat Thani.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Surat Thani. Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA). 28 August 2016.
  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 2014. Department of Provincial Administration. Thai. 2015-02-08.

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