- Amphoe Sathing Phra
Infobox_Amphoe
name=Sathing Phra
thai=สทิงพระ
province=Songkhla
coordinates=coord|7|28|24|N|100|26|18|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=120.0
population=50,089
population_as_of=2005
density=417.4
postal_code=90190
geocode=9002Sathing Phra ( _th. สทิงพระ) is a district ("
Amphoe ") in the northern part ofSongkhla Province , southernThailand .Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Singhanakhon of Songkhla Province, Pak Phayun of
Phatthalung Province , Krasae Sin and Ranot of Songkhla Province again. To the east is theGulf of Thailand .The western part of the district is at the shore of the Thale Luang, the northern part of the
Songkhla Lake .History
Originally named Chathing Phra, it was renamed to Sathing Phra in 1961. [cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=78|issue=33 ก|pages=382-|title=พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอและตำบลบางแห่ง พ.ศ. ๒๕๐๔|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2504/A/033/382.PDF|date=April 11 1961|language=Thai]
Administration
The district is subdivided into 11 subdistricts ("
tambon "), which are further subdivided into 79 villages ("muban "). Sathing Phra is a township ("thesaban tambon ") which covers parts of "tambon" Cha Thing Phra.References
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