Nam Pat ( th, น้ำปาด, ) 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
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Chat Trakan of
Phitsanulok province and
Thong Saen Khan,
Tha Pla, and
Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province. To the east is
Xaignabouli of
Laos
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.
The main river of the district is the
Pat River.
History
Originally named Saen To as the main ''tambon'', it was renamed Nam Pat in 1932.
Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary
Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary ( th, เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าน้ำปาด; ) is a Wildlife sanctuary (Thailand), wildlife sanctuary in Ban Khok District, Ban Khok, Fak Tha District, Fak Tha and Nam Pat D ...
was established in 2001.
Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary
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Administration
Central administration
Nam Pat is divided into seven 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 58 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 ...
'').
Local administration
There is one 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 ...
'') in the district:
* Nam Pat (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Saen To.
There are seven sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Saen To (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Saen To.
* Ban Fai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Ban Fai.
* Den Lek (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Den Lek.
* Nam Khrai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nam Khrai.
* Nam Phai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nam Phai.
* Huai Mun (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Huai Mun.
* Tha Faek (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Faek.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Nam Pat
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