Amphoe Tha Muang

Infobox Amphoe
name=Tha Muang
thai=ท่าม่วง
province=Kanchanaburi
coordinates=coord|13|58|0|N|99|38|19|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Tha Muang
area=610.97
population=105,415
population_as_of=2005
density=172.5
postal_code=71110
geocode=7106

Tha Muang ( _th. ท่าม่วง) is a district ("Amphoe") in the southern part of Kanchanaburi Province, central Thailand.

History

The district was established in 1898, the named Tai (ใต้). Mr. Chom was the first head of district. Later people in the district moved southward to nearby "Wat" Si Loha Rat Bamrung then they changed the district name to be Wang Khanai (วังขนาย). In 1939 "Phra" Woraphak Phibun , then the head of district, renamed the district to Tha Muang after the name of the central "tambon". [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=56|issue=0 ก|pages=354–364|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2482/A/354.PDF|date=April 17 1939|language=Thai]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dan Makham Tia, Mueang Kanchanaburi, Bo Phloi, Phanom Thuan, Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Ban Pong and Chom Bueng of Ratchaburi Province.

The important water resource is the Mae Klong River. The Mae Klong Dam that stopped the Mae Klong River is located in the district.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 113 villages ("muban"). There are five townships ("thesaban tambon") within the district - Tha Muang, Nong Khao and Nong Takya each cover parts of the same-named "tambon", while Samrong covers parts of the "tambon" Phang Tru and Wang Sala the whole "tambon" Wang Sala. Also parts of "tambon" Tha Lo belong to the town Kanchanaburi. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=16&pv=2 amphoe.com]