Si Banphot ( th, ศรีบรรพต, ) 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
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 ...
. It may also be spelled
Sri Banphot.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Pa Phayom,
Khuan Khanun, and
Srinagarindra of Phatthalung Province,
Na Yong,
Mueang Trang, and
Huai Yot of
Trang province.
History
The minor district was established on 1 December 1977, when three ''tambons'' were split off from
Khuan Khanun district. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 November 1993.
Administration
The district is divided into three 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 30 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''). There are no municipal (''
thesaban
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 ...
'') areas. There are three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Phatthalung province
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