Vibhavadi ( th, วิภาวดี, , ) 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 ...
'') in the west of
Surat Thani province, southern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise):
Tha Chang,
Phunphin
Phunphin ( th, พุนพิน, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Surat Thani province in the south of Thailand. Tha Kham is the principal town of the district. In 2014, the population was 73,067.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from north ...
,
Khiri Rat Nikhom, and
Ban Ta Khun.
The district is in the hills of the
Phuket mountain range, with part of the district being protected in the
Khlong Yan Wildlife Sanctuary
Khlong Yan ( th, คลองยัน) is a wildlife sanctuary in southern Thailand, located in the west of Surat Thani Province. It is located between the Khao Sok and Kaeng Krung National Park within the hills of the Phuket mountain range.
It ...
and the
Kaeng Krung National Park.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe'') was created on 22 April 1992 by splitting off two ''tambons'' from
Khiri Rat Nikhom district. It is named after Princess
Vibhavadi Rangsit
Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit ( th, วิภาวดีรังสิต; ; 20 November 1920 – 16 February 1977), née Princess Vibhavadi Rajani ( th, วิภาวดี รัชนี; ) was a Thai writer and a member of the Thai royal f ...
, who was killed in 1977 when rebels shot down her helicopter in eastern Surat Thani Province.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts including this one, were upgraded to full districts on 24 August.
Temples
There are three Buddhist temples in the district, all of the
Mahayana
''Mahāyāna'' (; "Great Vehicle") is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices. Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in India (c. 1st century BCE onwards) and is considered one of the three main existing bra ...
branch.
http://www.geocities.com/suratculture/temple/vipavadee.htm
(in Thai)
*Pho Noi (โพธิ์น้อย)
*Aran Ya Ram (อรัญญาราม)
*Vibhavadi Wana Ram (วิภาวดีวนาราม)
Administration
Central administration
Vibhavadi is divided into two 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'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 31 administrative 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'').
Local administration
There are two sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Takuk Tai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Takuk Tai.
* Takuk Nuea (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Takuk Nuea.
References
External links
amphoe.com
{{Amphoe Surat Thani
Vibhavadi