Tha Pla district


Tha Pla is a district of Uttaradit province, in Northern Thailand.

History

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

Geography

Neighbouring districts are : 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, which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages.
No.NameThaiVillagesPop.
1.Tha Plaท่าปลา128,574
2.Hat Laหาดล้า94,696
3.Pha Lueatผาเลือด136,748
4.Charimจริม138,642
5.Nam Manน้ำหมัน127,172
7.Nang Phayaนางพญา62,634
8.Ruam Chitร่วมจิต115,559

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

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities in the district:
  • Tha Pla consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Ruam Chit consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.
  • Charim consisting of sub-district Charim.
There are six sub-district administrative organizations in the district:
  • Tha Pla consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Hat La consisting of sub-district Hat La.
  • Pha Lueat consisting of sub-district Pha Lueat.
  • Nam Man consisting of sub-district Nam Man.
  • Nang Phaya consisting of sub-district Nang Phaya.
  • Ruam Chit consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.

    Local festival

Phi Talok - a post Buddhist Lent festival 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’. 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.