Thung Tako district

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Thung Tako (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lang Suan and Sawi of Chumphon Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

History

The minor districts (king amphoe) was created on 6 September 1976, when then three tambons Thung Takhrai, Tako, and Pak Tako were split off from Sawi district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.[2]

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (mubans). Pak Tako is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon of the same name. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Pak Tako ปากตะโก 5 3,987
2. Thung Takhrai ทุ่งตะไคร 8 5,640
3. Tako ตะโก 14 8,412
4. Chong Mai Kaeo ช่องไม้แก้ว 8 5,496
Map of Amphoe

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