Amphoe Tha Song Yang

Infobox Amphoe
name=Tha Song Yang
thai=ท่าสองยาง
province=Tak
coordinates=coord|17|13|36|N|98|13|30|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
capital=Mae Tan
area=1,920.38
population=61,161
population_as_of=2005
density=31.8
postal_code=63150
geocode=6305

Tha Song Yang ( _th. ท่าสองยาง) is the northwesternmost district ("Amphoe") of Tak Province, northern Thailand.

History

Tha Song Yang was a minor district ("King Amphoe") of Mae Sariang district, Mae Hong Son Province. It was called Ban Mae Moei or Ban Mae Tawo (บ้านแม่เมย or บ้านแม่ตะวอ). The district office was located at Tambon Tha Song Yang.

In 1948 the government moved Tha Song Yang to be a subordinate of Mae Sot district, Tak Province. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=65|issue=43 ก|pages=452–454|title=พระราชบัญญัติเปลี่ยนแปลงเขตจังหวัดแม่ฮ่องสอนและจังหวัดตาก พ.ศ. ๒๔๙๑|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2491/A/043/452.PDF|date=July 27 1948|language=Thai] The following year the district office was moved to Tambon Mae Tan. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=66|issue=52 ง|pages=4387–4388|title=ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการกิ่งอำเภอท่าสองยาง อำเภอแม่สอด จังหวัดตาก|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2492/D/052/4387.PDF|date=September 20 1949|language=Thai] In 1958 it was upgraded to a full district. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=75|issue=55 ก|pages=321–327|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาจัดตั้งอำเภอกระสัง ...|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2501/A/055/321.PDF|date=July 22 1958|language=Thai]

Etymology

Tha Song Yang means a river pier that has two Yang trees ("Dipterocarpus sp."). The name originates from the old location of the district office, where it had two Yang trees on the both of the Moei river, one tree on the Burmese and one on the Thai side.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (Northwest from clockwise): Sop Moei of Mae Hong Son Province, Omkoi of Chiang Mai Province and Mae Ramat of Tak Province. The other side of the Moei River is Kayin State of Myanmar.

The Mae Moei National Park is located in Tha Song Yang.

The important river of the district is the Moei River.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 56 villages ("muban"). Mae Tan is a township ("thesaban tambon") which covers parts of the "tambon" Mae Tan. There are further 6 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

References

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=189&pv=16 amphoe.com] (Thai)
* [http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style2/default.asp?npid=221&lg=2 Mae Moei National Park]