Pak Phayun ( th, ปากพะยูน, ) 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
Phatthalung province, southern
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise)
Pa Bon and
Bang Kaeo of Phatthalung Province,
Krasae Sin,
Sathing Phra,
Singhanakhon, and
Khuan Niang of
Songkhla province.
To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake, which through a narrow strait opens into
Songkhla Lake
Songkhla Lake ( th, ทะเลสาบสงขลา, , ) is the largest natural lake in Thailand. It is on the Malay peninsula in the southern part of the country. Covering an area of 1,040 km2 it borders the provinces of Songkhla and Pha ...
south of the district.
History
The district was established in 1896 as part of the ''thesaphiban'' administrative reforms, originally subdivided into 17 ''tambons''.
In 1903 it was renamed from Taksin (ทักษิณ, meaning 'south') to ''Pak Phayun''.
Economy
The gathering of
edible bird's nest
Edible bird's nests are bird nests created by edible-nest swiftlets, Indian swiftlets, and other swiftlets using solidified saliva, which are harvested for human consumption. They are particularly prized in Chinese culture due to their rarity ...
s is a significant contributor to the local economy. The state auctions off concessions to private firms for the right to collect bird's nests, largely in Ko Mak Sub-district. The province earned 450 million
baht
The baht (; th, บาท, ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldw ...
in the latest five-year concession auction for nests harvested from caves, primarily on ''Ko Rangnok'' ('Bird's Nest Island'), down from the 100 million baht a year earned in previous auctions. In decline also was the quantity of edible nests collected in Ko Mak. In 2017, 3.46
tonne
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s of nests were gathered, dropping from 3.6 tonnes in 2016.
Bird's nests taken from the caves in Ko Mak can fetch 120,000 baht per kilogram, and when exported to China the price can reach one million baht per kilogram.
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Administration
The district 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'' ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 63 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''). Pak Phayun 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'' Pak Phayun. There are a further seven tambon administrative organization
''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 (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
(Thai)
Districts of Phatthalung province
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