Tha Kham () is one ''

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 ...

'' (sub-district) in

Tha Sae District Tha Sae (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the northwestern part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand. History ''Mueang'' Tha Sae was under ''Mueang'' Chumphon, with its governor having the rank ''phra''. King Chulalongkorn downgraded Mueang T ...

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, ...

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History

Tha Kham is a sub-district with a history that goes back to the reign of King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), posthumously honoured as King Chulalongkorn the Great, was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. Chulalongkorn's reign from 1868 until his death in 1910 was cha ...

(Rama V) in 1897. In those days, Phra Thep Chai Burin as a Tha Sae governor, Tha Kham, also known as Ban Tha Kham was lined along the Khlong Rap Ro

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...

between the temples Wat Nok, Wat Nai, and Wat Lahan. Since the past, Tha Kham was a means of transportation between different places, which was a crossing pier. Hence the name "Tha Kham" came from the word "crossing pier" or "crossing road" until now. Presently, Tha Kham continues to be important as a largest

rest stop A rest area is a public facility located next to a large thoroughfare such as a motorway, Limited-access road, expressway, or highway, at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting onto secondary roads. Other names ...

for both buses and private cars for those traveling between

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

and the southern provinces. It serves the restaurant, toilets and

bathrooms A bathroom is a room in which people wash their bodies or parts thereof. It can contain one or more of the following plumbing fixtures: a shower, a bathtub, a bidet, and a sink (also known as a wash basin in the United Kingdom). A toilet is al ...

, souvenir shops, convenience stores as well as prayer room, etc.

Geography

The terrain of Tha Kham is a plateau, consists of high and low hills, with a Khlong Rap Ro flowing through the area. Tha Kham is about 21 km (13 mi) from the Tha Sae District Office. Neighbouring sub-districts are (from north clockwise): Tha Sae and Khuring, Rap Ro and Hin Kaeo, Hat Phan Krai, Na Kratam, respectively. All of them are in its district except Hat Phan Krai in the Mueang Chumphon District.

Administration

The area of the subdistrict is governed by

Subdistrict Administrative Organization ''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 ...

(SAO) Tha Kham (องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าข้าม).

Economy

Most of residents work in fruit gardening. Employment is a part-time job.

Transportation

The area has convenient transportation to nearby districts, Mueang Chumphon District via Highway 4 (Phet Kasem Road), including continuity in the area and nearby sub-districts. Road of Tha Kham is a network divided into 5 asphalt roads, 86 non-asphalt roads, 3

asphalt concrete Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and Tarmacadam, tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface road surface, roads ...

roads.

Places

*Khun Sarai Restaurant & Rest Area *Wat Kham Rap Ro

References

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