Thung Tako district
District in Chumphon, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thung Tako (Thai: ทุ่งตะโก, pronounced [tʰûŋ tā.kōː]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.
Thung Tako
ทุ่งตะโก | |
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 District location in Chumphon province | |
| Coordinates: 10°6′37″N 99°4′58″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chumphon |
| Seat | Thung Takhrai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 335.0 km2 (129.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 23,535 |
| • Density | 70.3/km2 (182/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 86220 |
| Geocode | 8608 |
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lang Suan and Sawi of Chumphon Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
The minor districts (king amphoe) was created on 6 September 1976, when then three tambons Thung Takhrai, Tako, and Pak Tako were split off from Sawi district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.[2]
The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (mubans). Pak Tako is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon of the same name. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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