Pathio (, ) is a district (''

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 of Thailand, provinces, and are analogous to count ...

'') in the northern part of

Chumphon province Chumphon (, ) is a southern Provinces of Thailand, province (''changwat'') of Thailand on the Gulf of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani province, Surat Thani, and Ranong province, ...

, southern

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. The province's main airport,

Chumphon Airport Chumphon Airport is in Tambon Chum Kho, Amphoe Pathio, Chumphon province in Southern Thailand. The airport is north of downtown Chumphon. Airlines and destinations Overview In 2008 the airport reopened after nine years of closure. The ai ...

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 Prachuap Khiri Khan (, ) is one of the western Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It is in the northern part of the Malay Peninsula, some south of Bangkok. Neighboring provinces include Phetchaburi province, Phetchabu ...

. To the east is the

Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand (), historically known as the Gulf of Siam (), is a shallow inlet adjacent to the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. ...

. 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'' (, ) 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 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, whi ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 70 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''). There are three townships (''

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 ...

''): 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