Pak Tho District
| Pak Tho ปากท่อ | |
|---|---|
| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Ratchaburi Province | |
| Coordinates: 13°22′4″N 99°49′50″E / 13.36778°N 99.83056°ECoordinates: 13°22′4″N 99°49′50″E / 13.36778°N 99.83056°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand |
| Province | Ratchaburi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 757.835 km2 (292.602 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 64,917 |
| • Density | 79.2/km2 (205/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 70140 |
| Geocode | 7008 |
Pak Tho (Thai: ปากท่อ, pronounced [pàːk tʰɔ̂ː]) is a district (Amphoe) in the southern part of Ratchaburi Province, western Thailand.
The name Pak Tho means mouth of a water pipe. It originates from the fact that the area named Nong Thale (Sea Pond) is rather low and thus during raining season was usually flooded. At the only outlet of this area the water current was strong like a water pipe.
History
Around 1900, the government separated a part of Mueang Ratchaburi district and created a new district named Tha Nat Wat Pradu (ท่านัดวัดประดู่). The district office was located in front of Wat Pradu at the Khlong Wat Pradu in Tambon Chom Prathat, nowadays within the district Wat Phleng. Tambon Pak Tho was included into this district. As it was also near the Om River, the district was also known as Maenam Om (แม่น้ำอ้อม). Later the district office was found to be inconveniently located - during the dry season the water level in the canal was too low and there was no road connection - so in 1914 it was moved to a new location in Tambon Pak Tho, near a railway station. The area around the old district office became the minor district Wat Phleng.[1]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Kha, Chom Bueng, Mueang Ratchaburi, Wat Phleng of Ratchaburi Province, Amphawa of Samut Songkhram Province, Khao Yoi and Nong Ya Plong of Phetchaburi Province.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (muban). Pak Tho is a subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Pak Tho. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai | Villages | Inh.[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thung Luang | ทุ่งหลวง | 16 | 13,058 |
| 2. | Wang Manao | วังมะนาว | 7 | 4,952 |
| 3. | Don Sai | ดอนทราย | 9 | 9,163 |
| 4. | Nong Krathum | หนองกระทุ่ม | 8 | 5,697 |
| 5. | Pak Tho | ปากท่อ | 8 | 7,574 |
| 6. | Pa Kai | ป่าไก่ | 5 | 3,115 |
| 7. | Wat Yang Ngam | วัดยางงาม | 5 | 2,358 |
| 8. | Ang Hin | อ่างหิน | 6 | 4,663 |
| 9. | Bo Kradan | บ่อกระดาน | 4 | 2,647 |
| 10. | Yang Hak | ยางหัก | 8 | 6,937 |
| 11. | Wan Dao | วันดาว | 7 | 804 |
| 12. | Huai Yang Thon | ห้วยยางโทน | 5 | 3,949 |
References
- ↑ แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอและตั้งกิ่งอำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 31 (0 ง): 2220. 1914-12-27.
- ↑ "Population statistics 2009". Department of Provincial Administration.
- Pak Tho district history (Offline)
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)