Sam Ngao ( th, สามเงา, ) with Tha Song Yang district is the northernmost 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 coun ...
'') of
Tak province
Tak ( th, ตาก, , Burmese: တာ့ခ် pronounced ak is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat'') and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, ...
,
western Thailand.
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 count ...
'') was established in 1930 as a subordinate of
Ban Tak district. Originally named Tha Pui (ท่าปุย), it was renamed "Sam Ngao" in 1939. It was upgraded to a full district in 1958.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise):
Ban Tak,
Mae Ramat of Tak Province,
Omkoi,
Doi Tao of
Chiang Mai province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province ('' changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai province, Chiang R ...
,
Thung Hua Chang
Thung Hua Chang ( th, ทุ่งหัวช้าง, ) is a village and ''tambon'' (subdistrict) of Thung Hua Chang District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Th ...
of
Lamphun province,
Mae Phrik and
Thoen of
Lampang province.
The southwest end of the
Phi Pan Nam Range reaches the eastern end of the district. The important water resources of the district are the
Ping and
Wang Rivers. The
Bhumibol Dam
The Bhumibol Dam (''formerly known as the'' Yanhi Dam) is a concrete arch dam on the Ping River, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River, in Sam Ngao District of Tak Province, Thailand. It is about north of Bangkok and was built for the purposes of w ...
is an artificial lake of the Ping River for flood control and for generating electricity.
Administration
The district is divided into six 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 43 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 m ...
s''). Sam Ngao 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 the ''tambon'' Sam Ngao. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Sam Ngao
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