Lam Thap ( th, ลำทับ, ) 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
Krabi province, southern
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
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 ...
'') Lam Thap was established on 30 June 1984, when the two ''tambons'' Lam Thap and Din Udom were split off from
Khlong Thom district
Khlong Thom ( th, คลองท่อม, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Krabi province, Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Ko Lanta district, Ko Lanta, Nuea Khlong district, Nuea Khlong, Khao Phanom distr ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 November 1993.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise):
Khlong Thom and
Khao Phanom of Krabi Province;
Thung Yai and
Bang Khan of
Nakhon Si Thammarat province; and
Wang Wiset of
Trang province.
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'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 27 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''). Lam Thap is a 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 ...
'') and covers parts of ''tambons'' Lam Thap and Thung Sai Thong. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Krabi province
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