Tha Chana ( th, ท่าชนะ, ) is a district (''

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'') in the north of Surat Thani province of southern

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History

The district is quite old. Originally named Prasong (ประสงค์), it was a subordinate of ''

mueang Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principali ...

'' Lang Suan. In 1906 it was reassigned to ''mueang'' Chaiya, which is now Surat Thani Province. The seat of the district was in current-day Ban Tha Krachai. In 1909 as part of ''thesaphiban'' administrative reform most of the ''tambons'' were transferred to be administered directly by Phum Riang District, nowadays

Chaiya district Chaiya ( th, ไชยา, ) is a former capital district ('' Amphoe mueang'') of Surat Thani province, Southern Thailand. The main town is Talat Chaiya. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Tha Chang and Kapoe of R ...

. The remainder of the district was reduced to a minor district (''

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''), which then also became a subordinate of Phum Riang District. On 29 June 1919 it was abolished completely. As the area developed in the following decades, the district was recreated on 1 January 1948 as a minor district. The seat of the minor district was in Ban Talad Nong Wai in tambon Tha Chana, thus the district was also named Tha Chana. On 5 June 1956 it was elevated to full district status.

Etymology

The name ''Tha Chana'' means 'harbour of victory' and dates back to the expedition of vice-king

Boworn Maha Surasinghanat Somdet Phra Bawornrajchao Maha Sura Singhanat ( th, สมเด็จพระบวรราชเจ้ามหาสุรสิงหนาท; , lit: ''His Royal Highness, Maharurasinghanat, Prince of Front Palace'') (1 November 1744 – ...

to the south to beat back a Burmese invasion. During his victorious return in 1785 he founded the temple Wat Khotharam (now named Wat Amphawan), and also created two

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commemorating his victory. One was placed in tambon Wang, the other in tambon Tha Chana.

Geography

Neighboring districts are Chaiya to the south, Phato to the northeast, and Lamae to the north. The latter two districts are in Chumphon province. To the east is the

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Administration

Central administration

Tha Chana district is divided into six sub-districts (''

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s''), which are further subdivided into 82 administrative 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'').

Local administration

There is one 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 ...

'') in the district: * Tha Chana (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-districts Tha Chana and Samo Thong. There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: * Tha Chana (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Chana. * Samo Thong (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Samo Thong. * Prasong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Prasong. * Khan Thuli (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khan Thuli. * Wang (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Wang. * Khlong Pha (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Khlong Pha.

References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) *https://web.archive.org/web/20051108211038/http://www.thachanacity.org/ (Thai) {{Amphoe Surat Thani Tha Chana