Sop Prap ( th, สบปราบ, ) 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

Lampang province Lampang ( th, ลำปาง, ; Northern Thai: ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat''), lies in upper northern Thailand. The old name of Lampang was ''Khelang Nakhon''. Geography Lampang is in the broad river valley of the ...

, northern

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History

The district was downgraded to a 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 countie ...

'') on 28 December 1917 and made a subordinate of

Ko Kha district Ko Kha ( th, เกาะคา, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the central part of Lampang province, northern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Sop Prap, Soem Ngam, Hang Chat, Mueang Lampang, Mae T ...

. It then consisted of the three ''tambons'': Sop Prap, Samai, and Mae Kua. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 January 1953. Mr. Phayon Chanthanakhom was the first head officer of the district.

Etymology

The name ''Sop Prap'' comes from the Prap River, which joins the

Wang River The Wang River ( th, แม่น้ำวัง, , ) is a river in northern Thailand. Geography The Wang River is long. Its waters flow from north to south. The Wang River has its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range in Wiang Pa Pao District, Chi ...

in the district. It is also a name to commemorate the courage of the people in the area, who defeated Burmese invaders.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Thoen, Soem Ngam, Ko Kha, Mae Tha of Lampang Province and Wang Chin of Phrae province. The important water resources are the

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and Prap Rivers.

Administration

The district is divided into four subdistricts (''

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 35 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''). Sop Prap 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'' Sop Prap. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com
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