AMPHOE PAK THO


'Pak Tho' () is a district (''Amphoe'') in the southern part of Ratchaburi Province, central Thailand.
The name ''Pak Tho'' means ''mouth of a water pipe''. It originates from the fact that the area named ''Nong Thale'' (''Sea Pond'') is rather low and thus during raining season was usually flooded. At the only outlet of this area the water current was strong like a water pipe.

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History
Geography
Administration
Sources

History


Around 1900, the government separated a part of Mueang Ratchaburi district and created a new district named Tha Nat Wat Pradu (ท่านัดวัดประดู่). The district office was located in front of ''Wat'' Pradu at the ''Khlong'' Wat Pradu in ''Tambon'' Chom Prathat, nowadays within the district Wat Phleng. ''Tambon'' Pak Tho was included into this district. As it was also near the Om River, the district was also known as Maenam Om (แม่น้ำอ้อม). Later the district office was found to be inconveniently located - during the dry season the water level in the canal was too low and there was no road connection - so in 1917 it was moved to a new location in ''Tambon'' Pak Tho, near a railway station.

Geography


Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Ban Kha, Chom Bueng, Mueang Ratchaburi, Wat Phleng of Ratchaburi Province, Amphawa of Samut Songkhram Province, Khao Yoi and Nong Ya Plong of Phetchaburi Province.

Administration


The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (''tambon''), which are further subdivided into 88 villages (''muban''). Pak Tho is a township (''thesaban tambon'') which covers parts of the ''tambon'' Pak Tho. There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh.
1.Thung Luangทุ่งหลวง1612928
2.Wang Manaoวังมะนาว74850
3.Don Saiดอนทราย98948
4.Nong Krathumหนองกระทุ่ม85625
5.Pak Thoปากท่อ87602
6.Pa Kaiป่าไก่53122
7.Wat Yang Ngamวัดยางงาม52409
8.Ang Hinอ่างหิน64496
9.Bo Kradanบ่อกระดาน42689
10.Yang Hakยางหัก82689
11.Wan Daoวันดาว7808
12.Huai Yang Thonห้วยยางโทน53819

Sources



★ Pak Tho district history

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