Country Thailand Time zone THA (UTC+7) Geocode 7304 Population 48,086 (2015) | Seat Sam Ngam Postal code 73150 Area 171.4 km² Province Nakhon Pathom Province | |
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Don Tum (Thai: ดอนตูม; [dɔ̄ːn tūːm]) is a district (Amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand.
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Map of Don Tum District, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Etymology
The words Don and Tum in Thai mean land at a slightly high elevation. Due to this the district never had problems with flooding.
History
Mueang Tum was an ancient city of the Srivijaya kingdom. The first official district name of this area was Sam Kaeo. Later it was renamed to Kamphaeng Saen district.
The minor district (King Amphoe) Don Tum was created on January 1, 1966, when seven tambon were split from Kamphaeng Saen district. It was officially upgraded to be full district on March 12, 1969.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Bang Len, Nakhon Chai Si, Mueang Nakhon Pathom and Kamphaeng Saen.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 68 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Sam Ngam covers the complete tambon Sam Ngam. Each of the other 7 tambon has a Tambon administrative organization (TAO).