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Thung Yai district

Coordinates: 8°17′48″N 99°22′30″E / 8.29667°N 99.37500°E / 8.29667; 99.37500
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Thung Yai
ทุ่งใหญ่
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°17′48″N 99°22′30″E / 8.29667°N 99.37500°E / 8.29667; 99.37500
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Si Thammarat
SeatTha Yang
Area
 • Total603.287 km2 (232.930 sq mi)
Population
 (28 July 2000)
 • Total67,202
 • Density111.4/km2 (289/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code80240
Geocode8011

Thung Yai (Thai: ทุ่งใหญ่, pronounced [tʰûŋ jàj]) is the westernmost district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

History

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Tambon Ku Rae was separated from Thung Song district and made the minor district (king amphoe) Ku Rae in 1906. When the office was moved to Tambon Tha Yang in 1909, the minor district was renamed following the central tambon name. However, when the government was about to upgrade the minor district, the name Tha Yang was already given to a district of Phetchaburi province. Thus, when the minor district was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1961, it was named Thung Yai after one of the tambon of the district.[1]

Geography

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Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Tham Phannara, Chawang, Na Bon, Thung Song, Bang Khan of Nakhon Si Thammarat; Lam Thap, Khao Phanom of Krabi province; and Phrasaeng of Surat Thani province.

The important water resource is the Tapi River.

Administration

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The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (mubans). Tha Yang is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of the tambon Tha Yang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Tha Yang ท่ายาง 12 12,931
2. Thung Sang ทุ่งสัง 7 5,100
3. Thung Yai ทุ่งใหญ่ 10 9,266
4. Kurae กุแหระ 8 7,088
5. Prik ปริก 9 15,043
6. Bang Rup บางรูป 9 7,933
7. Krung Yan กรุงหยัน 8 9,841
 Map of tambons

References

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  1. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๔ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 78 (33 ก): 382–385. April 11, 1961. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2012.
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