Country Thailand Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Geocode 2206 Population 30,790 (2005) | Seat Pak Nam Laem Sing Postal code 22130 Area 190.8 km² Province Chanthaburi Province | |
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Points of interest ปลาโลมา จันทบุรี Oasis Se, Tuek Daeng, คุกขี้ไก่ (Chicken dung cell, Oasis sea world (โอเอซิส, Khao Laem Sing Forest Park | ||
Laem Sing (Thai: แหลมสิงห์, [lɛ̌ːm sǐŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.
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Map of Laem Sing District, Chanthaburi, Thailand
History
Laem Sing district was created in 1898, then named Phlio district. In 1909 the government allocated budget for the new district office, and they changed the district name to Laem Sing at the same time. The district office was re-built in 1966 and 1996.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Mai, Mueang Chanthaburi, and Khlung of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand.
To the southeast of the district is the estuary of the Welu River. It covers about 27 km² of the shallow tidal water area, it contains extensive mudflats and mangrove forests.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban). There are two townships (thesaban tambon) - Pak Nam Laem Sing covers the same-named tambon, and Phlio covers tambon Phlio and Khlong Nam Khem. There are further 5 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).