Kui Buri National Park is a national park of Thailand in the Tenasserim Hills in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province . It was established as the 90th national park in March 1999.
17-502: The park, with an area of 605,625 rai ~ 969 square kilometres (374 sq mi) covers parts of the Pran Buri , Sam Roi Yot , and Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan Districts of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province. The forests contain dry evergreen and moist evergreen forests. Important trees are Dipterocarpus tuberculatus , Hopea odorata , Terminalia chebula , and different species of palms. The park has more than 200,000 sandalwood trees . It
34-524: A tambon may either be administered by a Subdistrict (Tambon) Administrative Organization (SAO or TAO, Thai : องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบล ) or a Tambon Council (TC, Thai : สภาตำบล ). However, since 2001 all of the Tambon Councils have been upgraded to Tambon Administrative Organizations. The TAO council consist of two representatives from each administrative village in the subdistrict, and one directly elected president. The subdistrict area which belongs to
51-562: A higher-end clientele, such as Brown Brew & Bistro & the critically acclaimed, Michelin mentioned Boutique Farmers, a farm to table concept restaurant. The Pranburi area is also extremely popular with outdoor sports enthusiasts, especially cycling, cave exploring, trail runners, and the ever-popular kiteboarding. For more information on other interesting restaurants, hotels and things to do in Pranburi, see this siamsociety.com blog article "15 Super Cool Places In Pranburi". The district
68-488: A municipality ( thesaban ) is administered by the municipal council. In the event only part of the subdistrict is within a municipality, the remaining part is administered by a TAO. Adjoining subdistricts of a single district can also have a joint TAO. In 2001, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra started a project in which every tambon would select a typical, distinctive local product. The project then aids in promoting
85-460: A subdistrict in Thailand is about 70.72 km (27.31 sq mi), while its average population of a subdistrict in Thailand is about 9,637 people. The tambon as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level subdivision of the area administered by a provincial town in the 19th century. The governor of the province was supposed to appoint a communal elder, kamnan or phan . In
102-524: Is a district ( amphoe ) in the northern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan province , central Thailand . Mueang Pran was a city in the southern cities group of Ayutthaya Kingdom . In 1906, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) merged Mueang Pran, Mueang Kamnoed Nopphakhun, and Mueang Prachuap to a new Mueang Pran Buri , and determined the city hall to be at Tambon Ko Lak, now in Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan district . In 1915, to prevent confusion between
119-523: Is a local governmental unit in Thailand . Below district ( amphoe ) and province ( changwat ), they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of 2016 there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 khwaeng of Bangkok , which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. Tambon is usually translated as " township " or "subdistrict" in English —
136-449: Is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 44 villages ( mubans ). There are two townships ( thesaban tambon ). Pran Buri covers parts of tambons Pran Buri, Khao Noi and Nong Ta Taem, and Pak Nam Pran covering parts of the same-named tambon . Missing numbers are tambons which now form Sam Roi Yot district . Tambon Tambon ( Thai : ตำบล , pronounced [tām.bōn] )
153-461: Is the only place in Thailand where sandalwood can be harvested for the cremation of royal family members. Nine trees were cut down for the cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej . A royal brahmin spent one month selecting trees meeting royal criteria: they must be dead and have been over 100 years old. Some animals that can be found in the park: Pran Buri District Pran Buri ( Thai : ปราณบุรี , pronounced [prāːn būrīː] )
170-514: Is well known for its pineapple industry and squid fishing, historic Pranburi along the river and Pak Naam Pran's long beachfront promenade are gaining popularity with the younger generation of affluent Bangkokians, western backpackers, and full-time ex-pats who enjoy Pranburi's eclectic, artistic and Bohemian vibe. With Pranburi attracting a younger crowd of visitors compared to its neighboring city Hua Hin, many new hip restaurants & coffee shops have recently opened. These new establishments cater to
187-620: The Gulf of Thailand . The main water resource of the district is the Pran Buri River . The mangrove forest at the mouth of the river to the gulf of Thailand is protected as the Pran Buri Forest Park . The Thai Pineapple Canning Industry Corporation, Ltd. (TPC) was founded in Pran Buri in 1962. It was the first pineapple processing plant in the region and is now among the 23 factories around
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#1732851017328204-486: The administrative reforms started in 1892 under Prince Damrong Rajanubhab , the first Thai Minister of the Interior , the three levels of subdivision of provinces were continued, i.e., starting from district to tambon to the lowest level called muban . The subdistricts are subdivided into administrative villages (muban, หมู่บ้าน ) as the lowest administrative subdivision. Usually these are referred to much more often by
221-526: The cities' names, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) changed the name of the province from Pran Buri to Prachuap Khiri Khan, as its center was at the same place as the former Mueang Prachuap. This also kept the name of the town and the Pran Buri River together. Neighboring districts are Hua Hin to the north and Sam Roi Yot to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar , to the east
238-426: The country that have made Thailand the world's largest exporter of canned pineapple and pineapple juice concentrate. From a touristic overview of Pranburi, the town can be divided into 3 main neighborhoods all within greater Pranburi. The first neighborhood consists of the traditional fishing village of Pak Naam Pran and the long beachfront area stretching southward from Pak Naam Pran past Kao Kalok mountain, down to
255-456: The latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for king amphoe , the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: king ) of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 74,944 villages ( muban ) as of 2008. Tambon within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called chumchon ( ชุมชน ) that may be formed into community associations . The average area of
272-701: The new Pranburi Grand Marina. In the middle of Pranburi, further inland, is the Historic Pranburi area, which consists of traditional Thai-style wooden homes situated along the Pranburi River, and hosts the ever-popular 200-year-old weekend market. And finally, the more commercial and modern area of Pranburi is located along the Petchkasem highway. This is the most industrial area of Pranburi and stretches East and West on either side of Petchkasem Road. These 3 areas are collectively known as Pranburi. While Pranburi
289-587: The village number than the actual name, especially as an administrative village may contain more than one settlement, or a large settlement may be split into more than one administrative village. One of the elected village headmen is elected as the subdistrict headman ( Kamnan ). With the Tambon Council and Tambon Administrative Authority Act BE 2537 (1994) and later by the constitution of 1997 , tambon were decentralized into local government units with an elected tambon council. Depending on its size and tax income
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