Phunphin district

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Phunphin (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in Surat Thani province in the south of Thailand. Tha Kham is the principal town of the district. In 2014, the population was 73,067.[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise): Tha Chang, Bandon, Ban Na Doem, Khian Sa, Khiri Rat Nikhom, and Vibhavadi. It has a short coastline on Bandon Bay to the northeast.

The main rivers of the district are the Tapi and its tributary Phum Duang, which flows into the Tapi at the town of Tha Kham.

History

The district's name was changed from Tha Kham to Phunphin in 1939.[2]

Administration

Central administration

Phunphin district is divided into 16 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 98 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[3]
1. Tha Kham Script error: No such module "Lang". 6 26,634
2. Tha Sathon Script error: No such module "Lang". 7 5,439
3. Lilet Script error: No such module "Lang". 8 4,045
4. Bang Maduea Script error: No such module "Lang". 7 4,709
5. Bang Duean Script error: No such module "Lang". 5 3,073
6. Tha Rong Chang Script error: No such module "Lang". 5 5,483
7. Krut Script error: No such module "Lang". 6 5,378
8. Phunphin Script error: No such module "Lang". 3 2,322
9. Bang Ngon Script error: No such module "Lang". 11 5,409
10. Si Wichai Script error: No such module "Lang". 3 2,184
11. Nam Rop Script error: No such module "Lang". 7 2,370
12. Maluan Script error: No such module "Lang". 9 7,624
13. Hua Toei Script error: No such module "Lang". 7 4,410
14. Nong Sai Script error: No such module "Lang". 5 4,320
15. Khao Hua Khwai Script error: No such module "Lang". 4 4,094
16. Tapan Script error: No such module "Lang". 5 5,512
 Map of Tambon

Local administration

There is one town (thesaban mueang) in the district:

  • Tha Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Kham.

There are 16 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tha Kham (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Kham.
  • Tha Sathon (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Tha Sathon.
  • Lilet (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Lilet.
  • Bang Maduea (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bang Maduea.
  • Bang Duean (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bang Duean.
  • Tha Rong Chang (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Tha Rong Chang.
  • Krut (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Krut.
  • Phunphin (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Phunphin.
  • Bang Ngon (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Bang Ngon.
  • Si Wichai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Si Wichai.
  • Nam Rop (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Nam Rop.
  • Maluan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Maluan.
  • Hua Toei (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Hua Toei.
  • Nong Sai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Nong Sai.
  • Khao Hua Khwai (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Khao Hua Khwai.
  • Tapan (Thai: Script error: No such module "Lang".) consisting of sub-district Tapan.

Transport

Phunphin is the transportation hub of Surat Thani Province. It has one railway intersection, three railway stations, and four rail stops. Surat Thani Railway Station in this district is the main passenger railway station of Surat Thani Province. At the Ban Thung Pho junction (km631) the southern railway branches to what was originally intended to connect the railway to Takua Thung district, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket province. After the completion of 31 km of the railroad to Khiri Ratthanikhom in 1956, construction was halted for budgetary reasons.

Also in Phunphin are the Surat Thani Airport, the Inland Container Depot (ICD), and the Asian highway AH2 (Thai Hwy 41), the main road connecting to other provinces. Thai Hwy 401 connects Phunphin with the town of Surat Thani.

References

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External links

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