Tha Kham | |
Official Name: | Tha Kham Town Municipality เทศบาลเมืองท่าข้าม |
Native Name: | ท่าข้าม |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | Town municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Thailand |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tha Kham in Thailand |
Coordinates: | 9.1059°N 99.2326°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Surat Thani |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Phunphin |
Government Type: | Mayor–council government |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Wasu Praditporn |
Area Total Km2: | 14.10 |
Population As Of: | May 2024 |
Population Total: | 17,880 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Local government code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 04841701 |
Tha Kham (Thai: ท่าข้าม) is a town in southern Thailand. As of May 2024 it covered an area of 14.10 km² and had a population of 17,880.[1] It covers parts of the subdistrict (tambon) Tha Kham of Phunphin District, Surat Thani Province. It is on the shores of the Tapi River. The Surat Thani Railway Station is in town center.
The town dates back to the sanitary district (sukhaphiban), Tha Kham, which was created on 17 September 1955.[2] It was upgraded to a township (thesaban tambon) on 14 April 1986,[3] and further upgraded to a town (thesaban mueang) on 20 December 2000.[4]
The seal of the town shows the Tapi River railway bridge.