Thong Pha Phum district


Thong Pha Phum is a district in the northern part of Kanchanaburi province, central Thailand and is located west of Bangkok.

History

At first Thong Pha Phum was the minor district Sangkhla Buri, a subordinate of Wang Ka District. In 1939 the name Sangkhla Buri was assigned to Wang Ka, while the minor district was renamed Thong Pha Phum. On 20 May 1941 it was upgraded to a full district, while at the same time Sangkhla Buri was reduced to a minor district. It then consisted of the six tambons Tha Khanun, Hin Dat, Dika, Chalae, Pilok, and Linthin.

Geography

Neighboring are Tanintharyi Division of Myanmar, Sangkhla Buri of Kanchanaburi province, Umphang of Tak province, Ban Rai of Uthai Thani province, Si Sawat and Sai Yok of Kanchanaburi province.
The district's important water resource is the Khwae Noi River, which is dammed by the district's Vajiralongkorn Dam.
Thong Pha Phum, Lam Khlong Ngu, Khuean Srinagarindra, and Khao Laem National Parks are found in the district.

Environment

The economy includes the 460 million baht cleanup of the lead tailings in Klity Creek, caused by a now-closed lead processing factory; the cleanup is "the first state-supervised environmental cleanup in Thailand". The Bo Ngam lead mine severely contaminated the soil, where the lead content was as high at 15%. Despite this, 48 species of plants were found growing in the area, suggesting possible bioremediation.

Climate

Thong Pha Phum district has a tropical savanna climate. Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temparatures during the day, although nights remain warm.

Administration

Provincial administration

The district is divided into seven subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 45 administrative villages.
No.SubdistrictThaiVillagesPop.
1.Tha Khanunท่าขนุน521,180
2.Pilokปิล๊อก46,155
3.Hin Datหินดาด86,182
4.Linthinลิ่นถิ่น78,595
5.Chalaeชะแล711,923
6.Huai Khayengห้วยเขย่ง811,601
7.Sahakon Nikhonสหกรณ์นิคม65,679
Total4571,315

Local government

Municipalities

As of December 2024 there are: four municipal areas in the district; these are subdistrict municipalities of which Linthin and Sahakon Nikhon cover the whole subdistrict, Thong Pha Phum covers only village no.1 of Tha Kanun subdistrict and Tha Kanun covers the remaining of the same named subdistrict.
Subdistrict municipalityPop.LAO codewebsite
Tha Khanun18,12805710701
Linthin8,59505710705
Sahakon Nikhon5,67905710703

Subdistrict administrative organizations

The non-municipal areas are administered by four subdistrict administrative organizations - SAO.
Subdistrict adm.org - SAOPop.LAO codewebsite
Chalae SAO11,92306710707
Huai Khayeng SAO11,60106710708
Hin Dat SAO6,18206710706
Pilok SAO6,15506710704

Education

Healthcare

Hospital

Thong Pha Phum district is served by one hospital

Health promoting hospitals

In the district there are thirteen health-promoting hospitals in total.

Religion

There are fifty-nine Theravada Buddhist temples in the district.
The Christians have twelve churches and muslims have two mosques.