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Sap Yai district

Coordinates: 15°38′30″N 101°37′48″E / 15.64167°N 101.63000°E / 15.64167; 101.63000
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Sap Yai
ซับใหญ่
District location in Chaiyaphum province
District location in Chaiyaphum province
Coordinates: 15°38′30″N 101°37′48″E / 15.64167°N 101.63000°E / 15.64167; 101.63000
CountryThailand
ProvinceChaiyaphum
SeatSap Yai
Area
 • Total171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total13,466
 • Density78.8/km2 (204/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code36130
Geocode3616

Sap Yai (Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sáp jàj], Northeastern Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sàp ɲāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand.

History

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The minor district was separated from Chatturat district on 1 July 1997.[1]

In 2009 a farang named Luke Robertson married a local Thai lady from Sap Charoen Suk, one of the many minor Villages located within Sap Yai.

On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Bua Rawe, Chatturat, Bamnet Narong, and Thep Sathit.

Administration

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The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.     
1. Sap Yai ซับใหญ่ 12 6,097
2. Tha Kup ท่ากูบ 11 4,177
3. Tako Thong ตะโกทอง 10 3,192

References

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  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอจัตุรัส จังหวัดชัยภูมิ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอซับใหญ่ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 114 (Special 51 ง): 6. 25 June 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009.
  2. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007.
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