Sai Ngam ( th, ไทรงาม, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in the eastern part of
Kamphaeng Phet province
Kamphaeng Phet ( th, กำแพงเพชร, ) is a province in upper central Thailand. It borders the provinces of Sukhothai to the north; Phitsanulok to the northeast; Phichit to the east; Nakhon sawan to the south; and Tak to the west a ...
, central
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 b ...
.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise)
Sai Thong Watthana,
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet,
Phran Kratai,
Lan Krabue of Kamphaeng Phet Province,
Wachirabarami and
Sam Ngam of
Phichit province
Phichit ( th, พิจิตร, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand and 330 km due north of Bangkok. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Nakh ...
.
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 counti ...
'') Sai Ngam was created on 15 May 1975, when the two ''tambons'' Sai Ngam and Nong Khla were split off from
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district
Mueang Kamphaeng Phet (, ) is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Kamphaeng Phet province, central Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Kosamphi Nakhon, Phran Kratai, Sai Ngam, Khlong Khlung, ...
. It was upgraded to a full district on 25 March 1979.
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 '' khwaen ...
s''), which are further subdivided into 72 villages (''
mubans''). Sai Ngam 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 ''tambon'' Sai Ngam. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Sai Ngam
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