Tha Mai district

Tha Mai (Template:Lang-th) is a district (Amphoe) of Chanthaburi Province, eastern Thailand.

History

The district was created in 1900, then named Khamong (โขมง). 4 years later the district office was moved to the area of Wat Khao Phloi Waen, and the district name was changed accordingly to Phloi Waen. When in 1917 the office was moved to Tambon Tha Mai, the district name was changed to be same as the central tambon.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Na Yai Am, Kaeng Hang Maeo, Khao Khitchakut, Mueang Chanthaburi and Laem Sing of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 14 communes (tambon), which are further subdivided into 124 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Tha Mai covers the whole tambon Tha Mai and Yai Ra, Noen Sung covers parts of tambon Khao Wua and Khao Baisi, and Nong Khla covers parts of Thung Bencha. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Tha Mai	ท่าใหม่	-	7,587
2.	Yai Ra	ยายร้า	-	1,481
3.	Si Phaya	สีพยา	11	1,645
4.	Bo Phu	บ่อพุ	8	1,359
5.	Phloi Waen	พลอยแหวน	7	1,692
6.	Khao Wua	เขาวัว	9	3,502
7.	Khao Baisi	เขาบายศรี	12	7,552
8.	Song Phi Nong	สองพี่น้อง	17	7,483
9.	Thung Bencha	ทุ่งเบญจา	14	11,518
11.	Ramphan	รำพัน	10	3,412
12.	Khamong	โขมง	6	2,823
13.	Takat Ngao	ตะกาดเง้า	10	7,638
14.	Khlong Khut	คลองขุด	10	4,620
24.	Khao Kaeo	เขาแก้ว	10	6,375

Missing numbers belong to tambon which now form the districts Kaeng Hang Maeo and Na Yai Am.