Tha Mai (, ) is a district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') of
Chanthaburi province, eastern
Thailand
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.
History
The district was created in 1900, then named ''Khamong'' (โขมง). Four years later the district office was moved to the area of ''Wat Khao Phloi Waen'', and the district name was changed accordingly to ''Phloi Waen'' (พลอยแหวน). When in 1917 the office was moved to ''Tambon Tha Mai'', the district name was changed to be same as the central tambon.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise)
Na Yai Am,
Kaeng Hang Maeo,
Khao Khitchakut,
Mueang Chanthaburi and
Laem Sing of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the
Gulf of Thailand
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Administration
The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (''
tambon
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s''), which are further subdivided into 124 villages (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). There are three sub-district municipalities (''
thesaban tambon
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The mu ...
s''): Tha Mai covers ''tambons'' Tha Mai and Yai Ra, Noen Sung covers parts of ''tambon'' Khao Wua and Khao Baisi, and Nong Khla covers parts of Thung Bencha. There are a further 12
tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers belong to ''tambons'' which now form districts Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am.
In media
Tha Mai is regarded as a small district that is quiet and people have a traditional way of life. It is therefore used as a filming location and as the backdrop for ''
Where We Belong'', a drama film of popular girlgroup teen idol
BNK48. The film released in mid-2019 directed and screenplay by
Kongdej Jaturanrasamee
Kongdej Jaturanrasamee ( th, คงเดช จาตุรันต์รัศมี, born 1972) is a Thai screenwriter, film director and former musician. His screenplays include '' The Letter'', ''Tom-Yum-Goong'', '' Noo Hin: The Movie'' and ...
.
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Thamai.net(English)
Tha Mai
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