Sam Ngao (, ) with Tha Song Yang district is the northernmost district (''
amphoe
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'') of
Tak province,
western Thailand.
History
The minor district (''
king amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', , )—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 counties. The chief district ...
'') was established in 1930 as a subordinate of
Ban Tak district. Originally named Tha Pui (ท่าปุย), it was renamed "Sam Ngao" in 1939. It was upgraded to a full district in 1958.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (south from clockwise):
Ban Tak,
Mae Ramat of Tak Province,
Omkoi,
Doi Tao of
Chiang Mai province
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,
Thung Hua Chang of
Lamphun province,
Mae Phrik and
Thoen of
Lampang province.
The southwest end of the
Phi Pan Nam Range
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reaches the eastern end of the district. The important water resources of the district are the
Ping and
Wang Rivers. The
Bhumibol Dam is an artificial lake of the Ping River for flood control and for generating electricity.
Situated north-east of central Sam Ngao is
Bhumibol Dam Airport (also known as Phumiphon Airport) operated by the
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
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.
[ https://www.airports-worldwide.com/thailand/khunan_phumipol_thailand.php ]
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (''
tambon
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s''), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (''
muban
Muban (; , ) is the lowest Administrative divisions of Thailand, administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet (place), hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74 ...
s''). Sam Ngao is a sub-district municipality (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) 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 ''thesa ...
'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Sam Ngao. There are a further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com
Sam Ngao
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