Tha Song Yang district explained

Official Name:Tha Song Yang
Native Name:ท่าสองยาง
Native Name Lang:th
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Thailand
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tak
Subdivision Type2:Seat
Subdivision Name2:Mae Tan
Subdivision Type3:Tambon
Subdivision Type4:Muban
Established Title:District established
Population Total:61161
Population As Of:2005
Blank Name Sec1:Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:63150
Blank Name Sec2:Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:6305
Timezone:ICT
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:17.2267°N 98.225°W

Tha Song Yang (Thai: ท่าสองยาง, in Thai pronounced as /tʰâː sɔ̌ːŋ jāːŋ/) is the northwesternmost district (amphoe) of Tak province, western Thailand.

History

Tha Song Yang was a minor district (king amphoe) of Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son province. It was called Ban Mae Moei or Ban Mae Tawo (บ้านแม่เมย or บ้านแม่ตะวอ). The district office was at Tambon Tha Song Yang.

In 1948 the government moved Tha Song Yang to be a subordinate of Mae Sot District, Tak Province.[1] The following year the district office was moved to Tambon Mae Tan.[2] In 1958 it was upgraded to a full district.[3]

Etymology

Tha Song Yang means 'a river pier that has two Yang trees' (Dipterocarpus sp.). The name originates from the old location of the district office, where it had two Yang trees on both of the Moei River, one tree on the Burmese side and one on the Thai side.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (Northwest from clockwise): Sop Moei of Mae Hong Son province, Omkoi of Chiang Mai province and Mae Ramat of Tak province. The other side of the Moei River is Kayin State of Myanmar.

Mae Moei National Park is in Tha Song Yang.

The important river of the district is the Moei River.

Administration

The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 56 villages (mubans). Mae Tan is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Mae Tan. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.NameThai nameVillagesPop.
1.Tha Song Yangท่าสองยาง99,075
2.Mae Tanแม่ต้าน1010,159
3.Mae Songแม่สอง1613,835
4.Mae Laแม่หละ128,207
5.Mae Wa Luangแม่วะหลวง96,643
6.Mae U-suแม่อุสุ1013,242

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Notes and References

  1. Royal Gazette. 65. 43 ก. 452–454. th:พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตจังหวัดแม่ฮ่องสอนและจังหวัดตาก พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๑. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2491/A/043/452.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516194741/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2491/A/043/452.PDF. dead. May 16, 2012. July 27, 1948. Thai.
  2. Royal Gazette. 66. 52 ง. 4387–4388. th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการกิ่งอำเภอท่าสองยาง อำเภอแม่สอด จังหวัดตาก. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2492/D/052/4387.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516194800/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2492/D/052/4387.PDF. dead. May 16, 2012. September 20, 1949. Thai.
  3. Royal Gazette. 75. 55 ก. 321–327. th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอกระสัง .... http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2501/A/055/321.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120406104814/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2501/A/055/321.PDF. dead. April 6, 2012. July 22, 1958. Thai.