Tha Chang | |
Native Name: | Thai: ท่าช้าง |
Settlement Type: | Tambon |
Etymology: | Elephant pier |
Pushpin Label: | Thap Kwang |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Saraburi |
Coordinates: | 15.0057°N 102.2717°W |
Named For: | Elephant |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nakhon Ratchasima |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chaloem Phra Kiat |
Area Total Km2: | 106 |
Population As Of: | December 2021 |
Population Total: | 8,168 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 30230 |
Area Code: | (+66) 02 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Geocode: | 303202 |
Tha Chang (Thai: ท่าช้าง, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː t͡ɕʰáːŋ/) is a tambon (subdistrict) in Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand.
The name Tha Chang literally translated as "elephant pier". Legendarily a herd of elephants comes down to drink water at the Mun river that runs through the area. Hence the name.