- Amphoe Laplae
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Laplae
thai=ลับแล
province=Uttaradit
coordinates=coord|17|39|5|N|100|2|21|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=448.8
population=57,559
population_as_of=2005
density=128.3
postal_code=53130
geocode=5308Laplae ( _th. ลับแล) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the western part ofUttaradit Province , northernThailand .History
In the past, the district office of Laplae was located in "Mueang" Thung Yang. Later it was moved to Mon Cham Sin, about 1 km north of the present location. As the location of the office was inconvenient to reach, "Luang" Si Phanon Mat ordered to move the district office to Mon Sayammin. At the same time, King
Chulalongkorn visited Laplae and chose to reserve Mon Cham Sin for position the Buddha statue named Phra Lua. This statue was built from the gold left when building Phra Phuttha Chinnarat,Phitsanulok Province .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Uttaradit, Tron of Uttaradit Province, Si Satchanalai of
Sukhothai Province and Den Chai ofPhrae Province Administration
The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 63 villages ("muban "). There are three townships ("thesaban tambon ") - Si Phanom Mat covers the whole "tambon" Si Phanom Mat, Hua Dong parts of "tambon" Mae Phun, and Thung Yang parts of the "tambon" Thung Yang and Phai Lom. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).External links
*http://www.uttaradit.go.th/tour/laplae/lap.html
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