Pathio ( th, ปะทิว, ) is a district (''

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 coun ...

'') in the northern part of Chumphon province, southern

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. The province's main airport,

Chumphon Airport Chumphon Airport , ( th, ท่าอากาศยานชุมพร), is an airport in Tambon Chum Kho, Pathio District, Chumphon, Thailand. The airport is 35 kilometres north of Chumphon. Airlines and destinations Overview In 2008 t ...

is in Pathio. Pathio has alternate English spellings, Pathiu and Pathiew.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Chumphon, Tha Sae of Chumphon Province, and Bang Saphan Noi of Prachuap Khiri Khan province. To the east is the

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. The area features numerous limestone caves and rock formations from the

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. The main beach of Pathio is named Ao Bo Mao, translated as 'Spring Tree Bay'
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Administration

The district is divided into seven 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 70 villages (''

muban Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as ' hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative m ...

s''). There are three townships (''

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 ...

''): Pathio covers parts of ''tambons'' Bang Son and Thale Sap, Map Ammarit parts of ''tambon'' Don Yang, Sa Phli parts of the same-named ''tambon''. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

amphoe.com
Districts of Chumphon province {{Chumphon-geo-stub