Tha Sala district
Tha Sala is a district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are : Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam, and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.History
During the thesaphiban administrative reforms five mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom were put together to form Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan, and Noppitham. At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai and divided into the 10 tambons Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Ka Ro, Noppitham, Hua Taphan, Mo Khlan, and Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen, the district office was at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and the district was renamed accordingly.The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.
Administration
Central administration
Tha Sala is divided into 10 sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages.Missing numbers are now part of Nopphitam District. Local administrationThere is one sub-district municipality in the district:
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