Tha Kham ( th, ท่าข้าม) is one ''

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'' ...

'' (sub-district) in

Tha Sae District Tha Sae ( th, ท่าแซะ, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northwestern part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Tha Sae was under ''Mueang'' Chumphon, with its governor having the rank ''phra''. King Chulalon ...

, Chumphon Province,

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History

Tha Kham is a sub-district with a history that goes back to the reign of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

(Rama V) in 1897. In those days, Phra Thep Chai Burin as a Tha Sae governor, Tha Kham, also known as Ban Tha Kham was lined along the Khlong Rap Ro

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

between the temples Wat Nok, Wat Nai, and Wat Lahan. Since the past, Tha Kham was a means of transportation between different places, which was a crossing pier. Hence the name "Tha Kham" came from the word "crossing pier" or "crossing road" until now. Presently, Tha Kham continues to be important as a largest

rest stop A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names include motorway servi ...

for both buses and private cars for those traveling between

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

and the southern provinces. It serves the restaurant, toilets and bathrooms, souvenir shops, convenience stores as well as prayer room, etc.

Geography

The terrain of Tha Kham is a plateau, consists of high and low hills, with a Khlong Rap Ro flowing through the area. Tha Kham is about 21 km (13 mi) from the Tha Sae District Office. Neighbouring sub-districts are (from north clockwise): Tha Sae and Khuring, Rap Ro and Hin Kaeo, Hat Phan Krai, Na Kratam, respectively. All of them are in its district except Hat Phan Krai in the Mueang Chumphon District.

Administration

The area of the subdistrict is governed by

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''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'' ...

(SAO) Tha Kham (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าข้าม).

Economy

Most of residents work in fruit gardening. Employment is a part-time job.

Transportation

The area has convenient transportation to nearby districts, Mueang Chumphon District via Highway 4 (Phet Kasem Road), including continuity in the area and nearby sub-districts. Road of Tha Kham is a network divided into 5 asphalt roads, 86 non-asphalt roads, 3

asphalt concrete Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitumen macadam, or rolled asphalt in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parkin ...

roads.

Places

*Khun Sarai Restaurant & Rest Area *Wat Kham Rap Ro

References

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