Ta Phraya District

Ta Phraya
ตาพระยา
Lalu, a local rock formations and tourist attraction
Lalu, a local rock formations and tourist attraction
District location in Sa Kaeo province
District location in Sa Kaeo province
Coordinates: 14°0′22″N 102°48′21″E / 14.00611°N 102.80583°E / 14.00611; 102.80583
CountryThailand
ProvinceSa Kaeo
SeatTa Phraya
Area
 • Total642.345 km2 (248.011 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total52,284
 • Density81.4/km2 (211/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code27180
Geocode2703

Ta Phraya (Thai: ตาพระยา, pronounced [tāː pʰrā.jāː]) is the northeasternmost district (amphoe) of Sa Kaeo province, eastern Thailand.

History

The area was originally dense forest in Aranyaprathet district. Later people moved to there for agricultural work. When the community grew bigger, the government created the Ta Phraya minor district (king amphoe) in 1959.[1] It was upgraded to a full district in 1963.[2] This district gives its name to Ta Phraya National Park.

Kho Khlan Subdistrict in Ta Phraya district was the site of the Khao-I-Dang Cambodian refugee camp opened in the late 1970s during the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise), Khok Sung and Watthana Nakhon of Sa Kaeo Province, Non Din Daeng and Lahan Sai of Buriram province. To the east is Banteay Meanchey Province of Cambodia.

The Sankamphaeng Range mountainous area is in the northern section of this district.

Administration

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 61 villages (mubans). Ta Phraya is a township (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of the tambon Ta Phraya. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Ta Phraya ตาพระยา 17 15,132
2. Thap Sadet ทัพเสด็จ 13 7,929
6. Thap Rat ทัพราช 15 14,281
7. Thap Thai ทัพไทย 10 7,949
9. Kho Khlan โคคลาน 6 6,993

Missing numbers are tambon which now form Khok Sung District.

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