Tha Sae ( th, ท่าแซะ, ) is a district (''
amphoe'') in the northwestern part of
Chumphon province, southern
Thailand
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.
History
''
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 principal ...
'' Tha Sae was under ''Mueang'' Chumphon, with its governor having the rank ''phra''. King Chulalongkorn downgraded Mueang Tha Sae to a district of Chumphon Province. In 1920 the government downgraded Tha Sae 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 counti ...
'') of
Pathio district
Pathio ( th, ปะทิว, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northern part of
Chumphon province, southern Thailand. The province's main airport, Chumphon Airport is in Pathio. Pathio has alternate English spellings, Pathiu and Pathiew.
...
. It was officially upgraded to a full district again in 1940.
The district name originates from the public canal pier (in Thai: ''tha''), where plenty of catechu trees (''
Callerya atropurpurea
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'') grow.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
Bang Saphan Noi of
Prachuap Khiri Khan province,
Pathio and
Mueang Chumphon of Chumphon Province, and
Kra Buri of
Ranong province. To the west is the
Tanintharyi Division of
Myanmar
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.
The important water resources are the Tha Sae and Rap Ro Rivers.
Administration
The district is divided into 10 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 116 villages (''
mubans''). Tha Sae 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 ...
'') covering parts of the ''tambon'' Tha Sea. Noen Sam Thi covers further parts of ''tambon'' Tha Sae. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Economy
The coffee-growing valley of Ban Panwal in the district includes 178,283
rai
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of robusta coffee plantations. It produces more than 24 million
tonne
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s a year. Chumphon Province contributes 60 percent of Thailand's total coffee production, much of it from here. Local brands include Thamsing, ST Chumphon, and Khao Tha-Lu Chumporn.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Districts of Chumphon province
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