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Tha Wung District

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Country
  
Thailand

Postal code
  
15150

Province
  
Lopburi Province

Time zone
  
THA (UTC+7)

Area
  
242.8 km²

Geocode
  
1605

Tha Wung District

Tha Wung (Thai: ท่าวุ้ง,  [tʰâː wúŋ]) is a district (amphoe) in western part of Lopburi Province, central Thailand.

Contents

Map of Tha Wung District, Lopburi, Thailand

History

The district was created 1912, formerly named Amphoe Pho Wi.

Geography

The main water resource of Tha Wung is the Lopburi and Bang Kham rivers

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ban Mi and Mueang Lopburi of Lopburi Province, Chaiyo of Ang Thong Province and Phrom Buri and Mueang Sing Buri of Singburi Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 128 villages (muban). Tha Wung has township (thesaban tambon) status and covers parts of tambon Tha Wung. Tha Khlong is another township which covers parts of tambon Khao Samo Khon. There are 10 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

Tha Wung District Wikipedia