| Official Name: | Tak Fa |
| Native Name: | ตากฟ้า |
| Native Name Lang: | th |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Sawan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Tambon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Muban |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Seat: | Tak Fa |
| Established Title: | District established |
| Population Total: | 41192 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Area Total Km2: | 570.7 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 60190 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Geocode |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 6012 |
| Timezone: | ICT |
| Utc Offset: | +7 |
| Coordinates: | 15.3488°N 100.4958°W |
Tak Fa (Thai: ตากฟ้า, in Thai pronounced as /tàːk fáː/) is a district (amphoe) in southeastern part of Nakhon Sawan province.
When Thai government built the Phahonyothin Highway, the district was formed by territory taken from Takhli district. It became a district on 13 October 1970.[1] [2]
The word "Tak Fa" means "sun drying" or "sunbath" in Thai, because the terrain here is a ground and jungle. The villagers therefore clothed in the sun and called here "Lan Tak Pha" (ลานตากผ้า) and mispronounced to Tak Fa finally.[3]
Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Takhli, Phayuha Khiri, Tha Tako, and Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Nong Muang of Lopburi province.
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) of Tak Fa covers parts of the tambon Tak Fa and Suk Samran. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tak Fa | ตากฟ้า | 10 | 7,292 | |
| 2. | Lam Phayon | ลำพยนต์ | 12 | 4,724 | |
| 3. | Suk Samran | สุขสำราญ | 11 | 7,628 | |
| 4. | Nong Phikun | หนองพิกุล | 10 | 3,471 | |
| 5. | Phu Nok Yung | พุนกยูง | 16 | 3,850 | |
| 6. | Udom Thanya | อุดมธัญญา | 9 | 10,438 | |
| 7. | Khao Chai Thong | เขาชายธง | 9 | 3,789 |