Palian ( th, ปะเหลียน, ) 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 southern part of
Trang province,
Thailand
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.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Kong Ra,
Tamot, and
Pa Bon of
Phatthalung province,
Khuan Kalong,
Manang
Manang ( ne, मनाङ) is a town in the Manang District of Nepal. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an elevation of . According to the preliminary result of the 2011 Nepal census it has a population of 6,527 people living in 1,495 indiv ...
, and
Thung Wa of
Satun province,
Hat Samran and
Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province.
History
Originally named ''Yong Sata'' (หยงสตา) or ''Tan Yong Sata'' (ตันหยงสตา;
Kelantan-Pattani Malay
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means '
Mango Plum Cape'),
it was renamed ''Palian'' in 1939.
Palian is believed to have been a seaport since ancient times, some 1,800 years ago, paired with ''Takola'' (now's
Mueang Trang). When an ancient Greek merchant named Alexander sailed through here in 150, and told the story of his journey to
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importanc ...
. At that time, Palian was called ''Palanda''.
Administration
The district is divided into 10 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 85 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''). Tha Kham 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 ...
'') which covers parts of ''tambon'' Tha Kham. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Missing numbers are ''tambons'' which now form Hat Samran District.
Notable people
*
Poot Lorlek –
Muay Thai
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fighter in 1970s
References
External links
District website (Thai only)amphoe.com
Districts of Trang province
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