Phunphin ( th, พุนพิน, ) 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 Surat Thani province in the south of

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 ...

. Tha Kham is the principal town of the district. In 2014, the population was 73,067.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise): Tha Chang, Bandon, Ban Na Doem, Khian Sa, Khiri Rat Nikhom, and Vibhavadi. It has a short coastline on

Bandon Bay Bandon Bay ( th, อ่าวบ้านดอน, , ) is a bay in the Gulf of Thailand in Surat Thani Province, extending from the Sui cape in Chaiya District in the northwest to Kanchanadit District to the east. The total coastline is about ...

to the northeast. The main rivers of the district are the Tapi and its tributary Phum Duang, which flows into the Tapi at the town of Tha Kham.

History

The district's name was changed from Tha Kham to Phunphin in 1939.

Administration

Central administration

Phunphin district is divided into 16 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 98 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 is one town (''

thesaban mueang 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: * Tha Kham (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Kham. There are 16 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Tha Kham (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Kham. * Tha Sathon (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Sathon. * Lilet (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Lilet. * Bang Maduea (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Bang Maduea. * Bang Duean (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Bang Duean. * Tha Rong Chang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Rong Chang. * Krut (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Krut. * Phunphin (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Phunphin. * Bang Ngon (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Bang Ngon. * Si Wichai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Si Wichai. * Nam Rop (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nam Rop. * Maluan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Maluan. * Hua Toei (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Hua Toei. * Nong Sai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Sai. * Khao Hua Khwai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khao Hua Khwai. * Tapan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tapan.

Transport

Phunphin is the transportation hub of Surat Thani Province. It has one railway intersection, three railway stations, and four rail stops. Surat Thani Railway Station in this district is the main passenger railway station of Surat Thani Province. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (km631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district,

Phang Nga Phang Nga ( th, พังงา, , ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in southern Thailand, capital of Phang Nga Province. The town covers the whole ''tambon'' Thai Chang of Mueang Phang Nga district. As of 2005 it had a population of 9,559 and ...

, just north of

Phuket province Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

. After the completion of 31 km of the railroad to Khiri Ratthanikhom in 1956, construction was halted for budgetary reasons. Also in Phunphin are the

Surat Thani Airport Surat Thani International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานสุราษฎร์ธานี) is an international airport located in Phunphin District, Surat Thani Province, in Southern Thailand. The airport, 21 kilometres w ...

, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the

Asian highway The Asian Highway Network (AH), also known as the Great Asian Highway, is a cooperative project among countries in Asia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to improve their connectivity via hig ...

AH2 ( Thai Hwy 41), the main road connecting to other

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

. Thai Hwy 401 connects Phunphin with the town of Surat Thani.

References

External links

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amphoe.com
(Thai) {{DEFAULTSORT:Phunphin Districts of Surat Thani province