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19-548: Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Khanom and Sichon , Nakhon Si Thammarat province ); and Kanchanadit of Surat Thani. To the north is the Gulf of Thailand , with islands encompassed by the Ko Samui District. Originally, the area of the district was part of Sichon district , Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. In 1929 the two sub-districts Don Sak and Chaiyakhram were reassigned to Kanchanadit District. The district

38-623: A population of at least 5,000 with a minimum density of 1,500 per km , plus the approval of the population within that area. Many of today's thesaban municipalities were originally sukhaphiban tambon , sanitation districts, the number of which had grown to 35 in 1935, when these were converted into municipalities. New sanitary districts were again established starting in 1952. With the Act to Upgrade Sanitary Districts to Thesaban of May 1999 all were converted in May 1999, though many of them did not actually meet

57-1275: A tambon administrative organization (TAO). Thesaban tambon Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Paetongtarn Shinawatra ( PTP ) Phumtham Wechayachai ( PTP ) Suriya Juangroongruangkit ( PTP ) Anutin Charnvirakul ( BTP ) Pirapan Salirathavibhaga ( UTN ) Pichai Chunhavajira ( PTP ) Prasert Jantararuangtong ( PTP ) Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ( PCC ) Mongkol Surasajja [REDACTED] Wan Muhamad Noor Matha ( PCC ) Pichet Chuamuangphan ( PTP ) Paradorn Prissanananthakul ( BTP ) Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut ( PP ) [REDACTED] Mongkol Surasajja Kriangkrai Srirak Bunsong Noisophon President: Chanakarn Theeravechpolkul President: Prasitsak Meelarp President: Nakarin Mektrairat Diplomatic missions of / in Thailand Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam) Foreign aid Thesaban ( Thai : เทศบาล , RTGS :  thetsaban , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn] ) are

76-662: Is divided into four sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 40 villages ( mubans ). All four tambons are administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Don Sak itself has township ( thesaban tambon ) status and covers part of tambon Don Sak. Two ferry companies, Raja Ferry and Seatran, provide regular service to Samui and Pha Ngan Islands from piers in Don Sak. Travellers transiting from Surat Thani Airport en route to these islands typically embark from Don Sak. Khanom district Khanom ( Thai : ขนอม , pronounced [kʰā.nɔ̌ːm] )

95-420: Is the northernmost district ( amphoe ) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province , southern Thailand . The district is in the north of the province. To the west is Surat Thani province , while to the north and east is the Gulf of Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Sichon of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Don Sak of Surat Thani. Most of the coast line of district will be protected as part of

114-838: Is the oldest Buddhist temple of the district, dating back to the Ayutthaya Kingdom . There are two high schools - Khanom Phitthaya High School and Thong Nian Khana Phi Ban High School - and a campus of the Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya . The district is divided into three sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 34 villages ( mubans ). Khanom itself has sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ) status and covers part of tambon Khanom, village 1 and parts of village 3, altogether an area of 1.76 km . Tambon Thong Nian forms another sub-district municipality. The non-municipal areas of tambon Khanom and Khuan Thong are each administered by

133-554: The Hat Khanom - Mu Ko Thale Tai National Park , which is in the process of creation. The coast of the district consists of a series of beaches among the limestone and shale mountains of northern Nakhon Si Thammarat Range . Nai Plao Beach is the most popular of these beaches. Several caves are found in the hills, the most famous one is Khao Wang Thong cave. The major hills within the districts are Khao Luang (815 metres (2,674 ft)), Khao Phlao and Khao Dat Fa (732 metres (2,402 ft)) at

152-633: The Sukhaphiban ( สุขาภิบาล ) sanitary districts first created in Bangkok by a royal decree of King Chulalongkorn in 1897. The thesaban system was established in the Thesaban Organization Act of 1934 ( Thai : พระราชบัญญัติจัดระเบียบเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๖ ), and has been updated several times since, starting with the Thesaban Act of 1939 ( Thai : พระราชบัญญัติเทศบาล พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ ), which

171-481: The breast-shaped surrounding mountains. In 1365 a first town ( mueang ) named Tranom (ตระนอม) was established, which was a subordinate of Nakhon Si Thammarat . During the thesaphiban administrative reforms of the early-20th century it became a tambon in Sichon District. On 1 March 1939 it was made a minor district ( king amphoe ), consisting of the two tambons Khanom and Thong Nian. The minor district

190-403: The lowest level municipal unit, is usually translated as "sub-district municipality". Despite the name, it may not necessarily cover the same area as a sub-district ( tambon ); i.e., it may not cover a tambon completely, or conversely, it may extend over parts of more than one tambon . For an area to qualify as a thesaban tambon , it must have a gross income of at least 5 million baht and

209-436: The municipalities of Thailand . There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the thesaban system. The municipalities assume some of the responsibilities which are assigned to the districts ( amphoe ) or subdistricts ( tambon ) for non-municipal (rural) areas. Historically, this devolution of central government powers grew out of

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228-432: The south. Thesaban mueang ( Thai : เทศบาลเมือง , RTGS :  thetsaban mueang , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn mɯ̄a̯ŋ] ) is translated as "town municipality". For a municipality to qualify as a town, it either needs to be a provincial capital, or have a population of at least 10,000 and sufficient income to cover the tasks of a town. When first organized in 1934, minimum qualification for town status

247-483: The southeastern boundary to Sichon, and Khao Chai Son (535 metres (1,755 ft)) adjacent Khanom town at the Khanom Bay, the mouth of Khlong Khanom. The main road is Highway 401 , which passes through the southwestern part of the district. Route 4014 connects the district center which that highway, while Hwy 4142 connects the center with Don Sak. Khao Nom (เขานม), was one of the former names of Khanom District owing to

266-487: The tasks of a city. When first organized in 1934, the minimum qualifications for city status were a population of 30,000 with a density of 1,000 per km . In 1939 the required population density was increased to 2,000 per km , along with the addition of a financial requirement. In 1953 the population density requirement was again raised, to 3,000 per km , before being removed entirely in 2000. For 22 years, from 1972 to 1994, as well as between March and November 1936, there

285-497: Was a population of 3,000 with a density of 1,000 per km . In 1939 requirements were increased to a population of 5,000 with a density of 2,000 per km , plus a financial criterion. In 1953, the minimum population requirements was raised to the present value; the population density was also raised, to 3,000 per km , before being removed entirely in 2000. Thesaban tambon ( Thai : เทศบาลตำบล , RTGS :  thetsaban tambon , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn tām.bōn] ),

304-470: Was created as a minor district ( king amphoe ) on 24 March 1969 by splitting the two tambons , Don Sak and Chonlakhram, from Kanchanadit District. The citizens of tambon Chaiyakhram then asked to be included in the new district as well, which was added on 1 September of the same year. On 16 November 1971 it was promoted to full district status. The fourth tambon , Pak Prak, was created on 14 July 1978 from tambons Don Sak and Chaiyakhram. Don Sak District

323-454: Was only one city municipality in Thailand, which is Chiang Mai , as in 1972 Bangkok had been changed from city municipality, to special governed district. Until 1972 there were three city municipalities: Chiang Mai , Phra Nakhon (now Bangkok), and Thonburi (now part of Bangkok). In 1994, Nakhon Si Thammarat town municipality became the second city municipality of Thailand, and the first in

342-422: Was replaced by the Thesaban Act of 1953. The 1953 act was most recently amended by the Thesaban Act (No. 12) of 2003. Thesaban nakhon ( Thai : เทศบาลนคร , RTGS :  thetsaban nakhon , pronounced [tʰêːt.sā.bāːn ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn] ) is translated as "city municipality". To qualify for city status a municipality needs to have a population of at least 50,000 and sufficient income to carry out

361-451: Was upgraded to a full district on 11 December 1959. A third tambon , Khuan Thong, was created on 25 December 1963 with three mubans from Thong Nian and two from Khanom. The sanitary district ( sukhaphiban ) Khanom was established on 28 December 1945, which became official on 28 January 1957. On 25 May 1999 it was converted to a township ( thesaban tambon ), as all sanitary districts were upgraded to municipalities. Wat Kradangnga

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