Thap Than district explained

Official Name:	Thap Than
Native Name:	ทัพทัน
Native Name Lang:	th
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Thailand
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Uthai Thani
Subdivision Type2:	Seat
Population Total:	38631
Population As Of:	2008
Blank Name Sec1:	Postal code
Blank Info Sec1:	61120
Blank Name Sec2:	Geocode
Blank Info Sec2:	6102
Timezone:	ICT
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	15.4597°N 99.8867°W

Thap Than (th|ทัพทัน, pronounced as /th/) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Uthai Thani province, northern Thailand.

History

In a Siamese-Burmese war of Ayutthaya era, the troops of Ayutthaya followed the Burmese troops and overtook them in the area of the district. They fought and the Siamese troops won. The people named the area Ban Thap Than.

In 1906 the district was renamed from Nong Kradi to Thap Than.^[1]

In 1917, Thap Than district was added to Uthai Thani Province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southeast clockwise) Mueang Uthai Thani, Nong Khayang, Nong Chang, Lan Sak, and Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani Province; Krok Phra of Nakhon Sawan province.

Administration

The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 90 villages (mubans). The sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon), Thap Than, covers tambons Thap Than, Thung Na Thai, Khao Khi Foi, and Nong Ya Plong. The sub-district municipality Taluk Du covers the tambon Taluk Du. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

List of tambons in Thap Than District! No.! Name! Thai! Villages! Pop.^[2]
1.	Thap Than	ทัพทัน	8	4,533
2.	Thung Na Thai	ทุ่งนาไทย	7	1,587
3.	Khao Khi Foi	เขาขี้ฝอย	6	1,340
4.	Nong Ya Plong	หนองหญ้าปล้อง	6	1,687
5.	Khok Mo	โคกหม้อ	5	2,312
6.	Nong Yai Da	หนองยายดา	8	3,126
7.	Nong Klang Dong	หนองกลางดง	11	3,051
8.	Nong Krathum	หนองกระทุ่ม	15	7,240
9.	Nong Sa	หนองสระ	7	2,124
10.	Taluk Du	ตลุกดู่	17	11,631

External links

amphoe.com (Thai)
Thap Than district history(Thai)

Notes and References

Royal Gazette. 22. 52. 1182. th:แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2448/052/1182_2.PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120609234023/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2448/052/1182_2.PDF. dead. 9 June 2012. 1906-03-25. Thai.
Web site: Population statistics 2008. Department of Provincial Administration. 16 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090820185954/http://www.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5161_01.html. 20 August 2009. dead. dmy-all.