Nam Pat District

Nam Pat น้ำปาด
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Uttaradit Province
Coordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°E / 17.72833; 100.68444Coordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°E / 17.72833; 100.68444
Country	Thailand
Province	Uttaradit
Seat	Saen To
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
- Total	1,448.711 km2 (559.4 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	30,037
- Density	22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	53150
Geocode	5304

Nam Pat (Thai: น้ำปาด; IPA: [náːm pàːt]) is a district (Amphoe) of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.

The main river of the district is the Pat River.

History

Originally named Saen To as the main tambon, it was renamed to Nam Pat in 1932.^[1]

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 45 villages (muban). Nam Pat is a township (thesaban tambon), covering parts of the same-named tambon. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Saen To	แสนตอ	8	8,656
2.	Ban Fai	บ้านฝาย	8	7,458
3.	Den Lek	เด่นเหล็ก	6	4,376
4.	Nam Khrai	น้ำไคร้	7	6,065
5.	Nam Phai	น้ำไผ่	8	3,878
6.	Huai Mun	ห้วยมุ่น	8	2,604

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนนามอำเภอแสนตอ เป็นอำเภอน้ำปาด" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 49 (0 ง): 271. April 24 1932. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2475/D/271.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com