Sam Ngam (, ) 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 northwestern part of
Phichit province
Phichit (, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand and 330 km due north of Bangkok. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Nakhon Sawan, and Kampha ...
, central
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 ...
.
History
Originally Sam Ngam was a ''
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 ...
'' of
Tha Luang district. On 1 March 1939 the government separated ''Tambons'' Sam Ngam, Rang Nok, Wang Chik, Phai Rop, Ban Na, and Noen Po from Mueang Phichit District, Kamphaeng Din and Hat Kruat from
Bang Krathum district,
Phitsanulok province to establish the new district, Sam Ngam.
Later in 1943 ''Tambon'' Wang Chik and Phai Rop were assigned to Pho Prathap Chang District.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)
Mueang Phichit,
Pho Prathap Chang of Phichit Province,
Bueng Samakkhi,
Sai Thong Watthana,
Sai Ngam of
Kamphaeng Phet province,
Wachirabarami of Phichit Province,
Bang Rakam and
Bang Krathum of
Phitsanulok province.
Administration
Central administration
Sam Ngam is divided into five 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 80 administrative 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'').
Missing numbers are districts which now form Wachirabarami District.
Local administration
There are three sub-district municipalities (''
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 ...
s'') in the district:
* Kamphaeng Din (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Din.
* Sam Ngam (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Sam Ngam.
* Noen Po (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Noen Po.
There are four
sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
* Sam Ngam (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Sam Ngam.
* Kamphaeng Din (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Kamphaeng Din.
* Rang Nok (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Rang Nok.
* Nong Sano (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Nong Sano.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Sam Ngam
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