Thap Sakae ( Thai : ทับสะแก , pronounced [tʰáp sākɛ̄ː] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the southern part of Prachuap Khiri Khan province , central Thailand .
8-467: The area of Thap Sakae was separated from Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bang Saphan district . Due to its fertile land and sea, many people migrated to this area and established three villages, Huai Yang, Ang Thong, and Thap Sakae. When these villages grew bigger the government established Thap Sakae minor district ( king amphoe ) on 1 March 1939. It was upgraded to a full district on 23 July 1958. Neighboring districts are Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan to
16-503: Is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Prachuap Khiri Khan province , central Thailand . During the Ayutthaya period (1351-1767), the district was the site of Na Rang town. In the early- Rattanakosin era , King Rama II established Mueang Bang Nang Rom at the mouth of the Nang Rom canal. But, as the land was not fertile, the king moved the city center to Mueang Kui. The new city name
24-404: The tambon Thap Sakae. There are further six tambon administrative organizations (TAO) covering the non-municipal areas. This Prachuap Khiri Khan Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan district Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan ( Thai : เมืองประจวบคีรีขันธ์ , pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ prā.tɕùap kʰīː.rīː kʰǎn] )
32-722: The complete tambon Prachuap Khiri Khan as well as parts of Ko Lak and Ao Noi. Parts of tambon Khlong Wan belong to the township Khlong Wan. The district has folklore about the origin of the names of various landscapes in the local area, as well as other places in the Gulf of Thailand, including islands, bays or mountains. "The Story of Ta Mong Lai" , a story of Prachuap Khiri Khan fisherman named Ta Mong Lai who live in Ao Noi. Ta Mong Lai and his wife, Yai Rampung, have only one beautiful daughter named Yomdoei. One day, he and his wife quarrel about Yomdoei's marriage. When he agreed to allow Yomdoei to marry
40-407: The name of Mueang Pran. The new city was made a province under the control of Monthon Ratchaburi. To prevent city name confusion, King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) changed the district name back to Prachuap Khiri Khan on 16 August 1915. The district is known as the "city of three bays", as on its eastern shores are the bays of Ao Noi, Ao Prachuap and Ao Manao . Neighboring districts are Kui Buri to
48-521: The north and Bang Saphan to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar , to the east the Gulf of Thailand . The Huai Yang Waterfall National Park is in this district. The district is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 65 villages ( mubans ). Thap Sakae is also a sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ), which covers parts of
56-620: The north and Thap Sakae to the south. To the west is the Tanintharyi Region of Myanmar , to the east the Gulf of Thailand . Thailand is at its narrowest in this district, with only 11 km between a point close to the border checkpoint of Dan Sing Khon (ด่านสิงขร) on the Myanmar border and the Gulf of Thailand. The district is divided into six sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 53 villages ( mubans ). The town ( thesaban mueang ) of Prachuap Khiri Khan covers
64-447: Was kept. In the reign of Mongkut, King Rama IV , Bang Nang Rom, Kui, and Klong Wan towns were merged into Prachuap Khiri Khan, meaning 'town with clusters of mountains'. In 1894 King Chulalongkorn placed Mueang Prachuap under Mueang Phetchaburi. In 1899, the town hall was moved from Kui town to Ao Koh Lak, (Ao Prachuap). In 1906 the monarch merged Mueang Pranburi, Kamnoed Nopphakhun, and Prachuap, and established Mueang Pranburi to keep
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