Tak Fa District

Tak Fa (Thai: ตากฟ้า, pronounced [tàːk fáː]) is a district (amphoe) in southeastern part of Nakhon Sawan Province.

Tak Fa ตากฟ้า
District
District location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°20′55.8″N 100°29′44.8″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Nakhon Sawan
Seat	Tak Fa
Area
• Total	570.7 km^2 (220.3 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	41,192
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code	60190
Geocode	6012

History

When Thai government built the Phahonyothin Highway, the district was formed by territory taken from Takhli District. It became a district on 13 October 1970.[1][2]

The word "Tak Fa" means "sun drying" or "sunbath" in Thai, because the terrain here is a ground and jungle. The villagers therefore clothed in the sun and called here "Lan Tak Pha" (ลานตากผ้า) and mispronounced to Tak Fa finally.[3]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise): Takhli, Phayuha Khiri, Tha Tako, and Phaisali of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Nong Muang of Lopburi Province.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 77 villages (mubans). The township (thesaban tambon) of Tak Fa covers parts of the tambon Tak Fa and Suk Samran. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Pop.
1.	Tak Fa	ตากฟ้า	10	7,292
2.	Lam Phayon	ลำพยนต์	12	4,724
3.	Suk Samran	สุขสำราญ	11	7,628
4.	Nong Phikun	หนองพิกุล	10	3,471
5.	Phu Nok Yung	พุนกยูง	16	3,850
6.	Udom Thanya	อุดมธัญญา	9	10,438
7.	Khao Chai Thong	เขาชายธง	9	3,789

References

1. Department of Agricultural Extension
2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอตากฟ้า พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๓ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 87 (94 ก): 690–692. October 13, 1970.
3. "ข้อมูลตำบลตากฟ้า อำเภอตากฟ้า นครสวรรค์" [Information, Tak Fa Subdistrict, Tak Fa District, Nakhon Sawan]. ThaiTambon (in Thai).

External links

• amphoe.com