Tha Pla district

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Tha Pla
ท่าปลา
Nan river Uttaradit province.jpg
The Nan River, Tha Pla district
Amphoe 5303.svg
District location in Uttaradit province
Coordinates: 17°47′35″N100°22′38″E / 17.79306°N 100.37722°E / 17.79306; 100.37722
Country Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Province Uttaradit
SeatTha Pla
Tambon 7
Muban 76
Area
  Total
1,681.445 km2 (649.210 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
44,025
  Density29.1/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Postal code 53150
Geocode 5303

Tha Pla (Thai : ท่าปลา, pronounced [tʰâːplāː] ; Northern Thai : ต้าปล๋า, pronounced [tâːpǎː] ) is a district (amphoe) of Uttaradit province, in Northern Thailand.

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History

Tha Pla was originally part of Nan province until it was reassigned in 1923 to Uttaradit Province. [1]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the east in a clockwise order): Nam Pat, Thong Saen Khan and Mueang Uttaradit of Uttaradit Province, Den Chai, Sung Men and Mueang Phrae of Phrae province, and Na Muen of Nan province.

The main river of the district is the Nan River, with the Sirikit Dam creating a 250 km2 artificial lake. The Pat River joins the Nan below the dam.

Administration

Central administration

Tha Pla is divided into seven sub-districts ( tambon ), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages ( Muban ).

No.NameThaiVillages Pop. [2]
1. Tha Pla ท่าปลา128,574
2. Hat La หาดล้า94,696
3. Pha Lueat ผาเลือด136,748
4. Charim จริม138,642
5. Nam Man น้ำหมัน127,172
7. Nang Phaya นางพญา62,634
8. Ruam Chit ร่วมจิต115,559

Number 6 belonged to the subdistrict Tha Faek reassigned to Nam Pat District in 2015.

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities ( thesaban tambon ) in the district:

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

Local festival

Phi Talok (Thai: ผีตลก; lit: funny ghost) - a post Buddhist Lent festival (around October) of Tha Pla, this ghost mask festival has dual names. While Tha Pla people call this ‘Phi Talok,’ those in Hat La or Tha Faek know it as ‘Phi Hua Khon’ (Khon mask ghost). But whatever the name, this event is all about the belief in heaven and hell. This festival is similar to Phi Ta Khon of Dan Sai district, Loei province and has been organized continuously for over 200 years. [3]

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References

  1. ประกาศโอนอำเภอท่าปลาจากจังหวัดน่านมาขึ้นจังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 39 (ก): 55. 1922-06-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012.
  2. "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  3. Phuengsuk, Prasit (2019-10-04). "ประเพณีแห่ผีตลกหนึ่งเดียวในโลก" [Phi Talok parade festival, one-of-a-kind in the world]. Thai Rath (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-10-09.