Sapphaya District

Sapphaya สรรพยา
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Chainat Province
Coordinates: 15°8′15″N 100°14′35″E / 15.1375°N 100.24306°E / 15.1375; 100.24306Coordinates: 15°8′15″N 100°14′35″E / 15.1375°N 100.24306°E / 15.1375; 100.24306
Country	Thailand
Province	Chainat
Seat	Sapphaya
Area
– Total	228.27 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)
– Total	44,553
– Density	195.2/km2 (505.6/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	17150
Geocode	1804

Sapphaya (Thai: สรรพยา) is the easternmost district (Amphoe) of Chainat Province, central Thailand.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Sankhaburi, Mueang Chainat of Chainat Province, Takhli of Nakhon Sawan Province and In Buri of Sing Buri Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 55 villages (muban). There are six subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon) - Sapphaya covers parts of tambon Sapphaya, and Pho Nang Dam parts of tambon Pho Nang Dam Tok, while Taluk, Pho Nang Dam Ok, Bang Luang and Hat Asa cover the whole same-named subdistrict. There are further 3 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO) covering the non-municipal areas of the subdistricts Supphaya, Khao Kaeo and Pho Nang Dam Ok.

No.	Name	Thai	Villages	Inh.[1]
1.	Sapphaya	สรรพยา	07	7,144
2.	Taluk	ตลุก	12	8,971
3.	Khao Kaeo	เขาแก้ว	06	3,104
4.	Pho Nang Dam Tok	โพนางดำตก	06	6,764
5.	Pho Nang Dam Ok	โพนางดำออก	08	5,729
6.	Bang Luang	บางหลวง	07	6,063
7.	Hat Asa	หาดอาษา	09	6,778

References

1. ^ "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5118_01.html. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)