- Phunphin
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Phunphin
thai=พุนพิน
province=Surat Thani
coordinates=coord|9|6|35|N|99|13|55|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Tha Kham
area=1,208.7
population=88,021
population_as_of=2005
density=72.8
postal_code=84130
geocode=8417Phunphin ( _th. พุนพิน) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the province Surat Thani in the south ofThailand . The town Tha Kham as the central town of the district has 22,478 citizens in an area of 14.2 square kilometer.Geography
Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Tha Chang, Mueang Surat Thani, Ban Na Doem, Khian Sa, Khiri Rat Nikhom and Vibhavadi. It also has a short coast to the
Bandon Bay to the northeast.The main rivers of the district are the Tapi and its tributary Phum Duang, which flows into the Tapi at the town of Tha Kham.
Transportation
Phunphin is the transportation hub of the Surat Thani province. It has one railway intersection, 3 railway stations and 4 railstops.
Surat Thani Railway Station in this district is the main passenger railway station of Surat Thani Province. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (kilometer 631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district, Phang Nga, directly opposite ofPhuket . After the completion of 31 km of the railroad till Khiri Ratthanikhom in1956 construction was stopped due to budget problems.Also located in Phunphin are the Airport of Surat Thani, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the
Asian highway AH2 (Thai highway 41) as the main road to connect to the other provinces. Thai highway 401 connects Phunphin with the town Surat Thani.History
The district was renamed from Tha Kham to Phunphin in 1939. [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]
Administration
The district Phunphin is subdivided into 16 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 100 villages ("muban ").Tha Kham is a town ("thesaban mueang ") and covers parts of "tambon" Tha Kham. There are further 16 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).References
External links
* [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=709&pv=66 amphoe.com]
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