Fak Tha (, ) 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
Uttaradit province, northern
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 bo ...
.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of
Nam Pat district
Nam Pat ( th, น้ำปาด, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Uttaradit province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok province and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla, and Fa ...
. On 22 July 1958 it was upgraded to a full district.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Ban Khok and
Nam Pat
Nam Pat ( th, น้ำปาด, ) is a watercourse in Thailand, part of the Chao Phraya River basin. It joins the Nan River
The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributa ...
of Uttaradit Province, and
Na Muen of
Nan province.
The main river of the district is the
Pat River, a tributary of the
Nan River
The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River.
Geography
The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces ...
.
Administration
The district is divided into four 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 ''khwaeng'' ...
''), which are further subdivided into 33 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 ...
''). Fak Tha is a sub-district municipality (''
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 ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Fak Tha and Long Don. There are a further four
tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Places
Education
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Fak Tha Wittaya School
*
Anu Ban Fak Tha School
*
Rattanaprasitwit Industrall
Temples
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Wat Ban Doen
*
Wat Ban Huai Luek
*
Wat Ban Lum
*
Wat Fak Na
*
Wat Huai Sai
*
Wat Huai Sun
*
Wat Hua Thung
*
Wat Kok Tong
*
Wat Na Nam
*
Wat Na Rai Diao
*
Wat Nong Hua Na
*
Wat Pho Chai
*
Wat Pho Du
*
Wat Pho Tia
*
Wat Phon That
*
Wat Sam Bon
*
Wat Wang Kong
*
Wat Wang-o
Hospital
*
Fak Tha Hospital
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Fak Tha
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