Tha Wung (, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in western part of
Lopburi province, central
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
.
History
The district was created 1912, formerly named ''Pho Wi''.
Geography
The main water resource of Tha Wung are the
Lopburi
Lopburi ( th, ลพบุรี, , ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is about northeast of Bangkok. It has a population of 58,000. The town (''thesaban mueang'') covers the whole ''tambon'' Tha Hin and parts of Th ...
and
Bang Kham Rivers.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Ban Mi and
Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi Province,
Chaiyo of
Ang Thong province and
Phrom Buri and
Mueang Sing Buri of
Singburi province
Sing Buri ( th, สิงห์บุรี, ) is one of the central provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri, and Chai Nat.
Toponymy
The word ''sing'' ...
.
Administration
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (''
mubans''). Tha Wung has township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') status and covers parts of ''tambon'' Tha Wung. Tha Khlong is another township which covers parts of ''tambon'' Khao Samo Khon. There are 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Tha Wung
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