Sap Yai district
Sap Yai
ซับใหญ่ | |
|---|---|
 District location in Chaiyaphum province | |
| Coordinates: 15°38′30″N 101°37′48″E / 15.64167°N 101.63000°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chaiyaphum |
| Seat | Sap Yai |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 13,466 |
| • Density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 36130 |
| Geocode | 3616 |
Sap Yai (Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sáp jàj], Northeastern Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sàp ɲāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand.
History
[edit]The minor district was separated from Chatturat district on 1 July 1997.[1]
In 2009 a farang named Luke Robertson married a local Thai lady from Sap Charoen Suk, one of the many minor Villages located within Sap Yai.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Geography
[edit]Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Bua Rawe, Chatturat, Bamnet Narong, and Thep Sathit.
Administration
[edit]The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sap Yai | ซับใหญ่ | 12 | 6,097 | |
| 2. | Tha Kup | ท่ากูบ | 11 | 4,177 | |
| 3. | Tako Thong | ตะโกทอง | 10 | 3,192 |
References
[edit]- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอจัตุรัส จังหวัดชัยภูมิ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอซับใหญ่ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 114 (Special 51 ง): 6. 25 June 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2009.
- ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007.
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