Fak Tha district

Fak Tha (Thai: ฟากท่า, pronounced [fâːk tʰâː]) is a district (amphoe) of Uttaradit province, northern Thailand.

Fak Tha ฟากท่า
District
District location in Uttaradit province
Coordinates: 17°59′32″N 100°52′43″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Uttaradit
Seat	Fak Tha
District established	1937
Area
• Total	632.689 km2 (244.283 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	15,128
• Density	24.2/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	53160
Geocode	5305

History

The minor district (king amphoe) Fak Tha was established in 1937 as a subordinate of Nam Pat district.^[1] On 22 July 1958 it was upgraded to a full district.^[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Ban Khok and Nam Pat of Uttaradit Province, and Na Muen of Nan province.

The main river of the district is the Pat River, a tributary of the Nan River.

Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (muban). Fak Tha is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Fak Tha and Long Don. There are a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Pop.[3]
1.	Fak Tha	ฟากท่า	11	5,190
2.	Song Khon	สองคอน	11	3,379
3.	Ban Siao	บ้านเสี้ยว	06	3,392
4.	Song Hong	สองห้อง	05	3,167

Places

Education

• Fak Tha Wittaya School^[4]
• Anu Ban Fak Tha School^[5]
• Rattanaprasitwit Industrall

Temples

• Wat Ban Doen
• Wat Ban Huai Luek
• Wat Ban Lum
• Wat Fak Na
• Wat Huai Sai
• Wat Huai Sun
• Wat Hua Thung
• Wat Kok Tong
• Wat Na Nam
• Wat Na Rai Diao
• Wat Nong Hua Na
• Wat Pho Chai
• Wat Pho Du
• Wat Pho Tia
• Wat Phon That
• Wat Sam Bon
• Wat Wang Kong
• Wat Wang-o

Hospital

• Fak Tha Hospital