Country Thailand Tambon 10 Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 363.9 km² Local time Thursday 3:24 PM University Walailak University | Seat Tha Sala Muban 110 Postal code 80160 Population 112,565 (2015) Geocode 8008 | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 72% Humidity Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province | ||
Tha Sala (Thai: ท่าศาลา) is a district (Amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand.
Contents
- Map of Tha Sala District Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand
- Geography
- History
- Central administration
- Local administration
- References
Map of Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
History
During the thesaphiban administrative reforms 5 Mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom were put together to form the district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan and Noppitham. At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai (กลาย) and subdivided into the 10 tambon Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Ka Ro, Noppitham, Hua Taphan, Mo Khlan, Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen (Mai Sap Nam Sakun), the district office was located at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and thus the district was renamed accordingly.
The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.
Central administration
The district Tha Sala is subdivided into 10 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages (Muban).
Missing numbers are now part of the district Nopphitam.
Local administration
There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
There are 10 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: