Tha Mai district

Tha Mai

ท่าใหม่
Tha Mai ท่าใหม่
District
	Tha Mai community and its market
	District location in Chanthaburi province
	Coordinates: 12°37′15″N 102°0′36″E / 12.62083°N 102.01000°E / 12.62083; 102.01000
Country	Thailand
Province	Chanthaburi
Seat	Tha Mai
Area
• Total	612.8 km2 (236.6 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	69,403
• Density	112.1/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	22120
Geocode	2203

Tha Mai (Thai: ท่าใหม่, pronounced [tʰâː màj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.

History

The district was created in 1900, then named Khamong (โขมง). Four years later the district office was moved to the area of Wat Khao Phloi Waen, and the district name was changed accordingly to Phloi Waen (พลอยแหวน). When in 1917 the office was moved to Tambon Tha Mai, the district name was changed to be same as the central tambon.^[1]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Yai Am, Kaeng Hang Maeo, Khao Khitchakut, Mueang Chanthaburi and Laem Sing of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand.

Administration

The district is divided into 14 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 124 villages (mubans). There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons): Tha Mai covers tambons Tha Mai and Yai Ra, Noen Sung covers parts of tambon Khao Wua and Khao Baisi, and Nong Khla covers parts of Thung Bencha. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.^[2]
01.	Tha Mai	ท่าใหม่	-	07,581
02.	Yai Ra	ยายร้า	-	01,616
03.	Si Phaya	สีพยา	11	01,613
04.	Bo Phu	บ่อพุ	08	01,322
05.	Phloi Waen	พลอยแหวน	07	01,640
06.	Khao Wua	เขาวัว	09	03,576
07.	Khao Baisi	เขาบายศรี	12	07,642
08.	Song Phi Nong	สองพี่น้อง	17	07,400
09.	Thung Bencha	ทุ่งเบญจา	14	11,669
11.	Ramphan	รำพัน	10	03,446
12.	Khamong	โขมง	06	03,168
13.	Takat Ngao	ตะกาดเง้า	10	07,566
14.	Khlong Khut	คลองขุด	10	04,750
24.	Khao Kaeo	เขาแก้ว	10	06,414

Missing numbers belong to tambons which now form districts Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am.

In media

Tha Mai is regarded as a small district that is quiet and people have a traditional way of life. It is therefore used as a filming location and as the backdrop for Where We Belong, a drama film of popular girlgroup teen idol BNK48. The film released in mid-2019 directed and screenplay by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee.^[3]

References

^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.
^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.
^ Boyd, Kittipat (2020-04-08). "จันทบุรี ตามรอย BNK48 ใน Where We Belong" [Chanthabiri retracing BNK48 in Where We Belong]. Trueid.net (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-04-10.

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)
Thamai.net (English)

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[1] ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 1917-04-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011.

[2] "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.

[3] Boyd, Kittipat (2020-04-08). "จันทบุรี ตามรอย BNK48 ใน Where We Belong" [Chanthabiri retracing BNK48 in Where We Belong]. Trueid.net (in Thai). Retrieved 2020-04-10.