Tha Pla district

Tha Pla
ท่าปลา
District
The Nan River, Tha Pla district
The Nan River, Tha Pla district
District location in Uttaradit province
District location in Uttaradit province
Coordinates: 17°47′35″N 100°22′38″E / 17.79306°N 100.37722°E / 17.79306; 100.37722
Country Thailand
ProvinceUttaradit
SeatTha Pla
Tambon7
Muban76
Area
 • Total
1,681.445 km2 (649.210 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
44,025
 • Density29.1/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+07:00 (ICT)
Postal code53150
Geocode5303

Tha Pla (Thai: ท่าปลา, pronounced [tʰâː plāː]; Northern Thai: ต้าปล๋า, pronounced [tâː pǎː]) is a district (amphoe) of Uttaradit province, in Northern Thailand.

History

Tha Pla was originally part of Nan province until it was reassigned in 1923 to Uttaradit Province.[1]

Geography

Neighbouring districts are (from the east in a clockwise order): 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 (tambon), which are further subdivided into 76 administrative villages (Muban).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[2]
1. Tha Pla ท่าปลา 12 8,574
2. Hat La หาดล้า 9 4,696
3. Pha Lueat ผาเลือด 13 6,748
4. Charim จริม 13 8,642
5. Nam Man น้ำหมัน 12 7,172
7. Nang Phaya นางพญา 6 2,634
8. Ruam Chit ร่วมจิต 11 5,559

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

Local administration

There are three sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in the district:

  • Tha Pla (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลท่าปลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Ruam Chit (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลร่วมจิต) consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.
  • Charim (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลจริม) consisting of sub-district Charim.

There are six sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Tha Pla (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลท่าปลา) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Pla.
  • Hat La (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหาดล้า) consisting of sub-district Hat La.
  • Pha Lueat (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลผาเลือด) consisting of sub-district Pha Lueat.
  • Nam Man (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลน้ำหมัน) consisting of sub-district Nam Man.
  • Nang Phaya (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนางพญา) consisting of sub-district Nang Phaya.
  • Ruam Chit (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลร่วมจิต) consisting of parts of sub-district Ruam Chit.

Local festival

Phi Talok (Thai: ผีตลก; lit: funny ghost) - a post Buddhist Lent festival (around October) 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’ (Khon mask ghost). 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ ประกาศโอนอำเภอท่าปลาจากจังหวัดน่านมาขึ้นจังหวัดอุตรดิตถ์ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 39 (ก): 55. 1922-06-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2012.
  2. ^ "Population statistics 2014" (in Thai). Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  3. ^ Phuengsuk, Prasit (2019-10-04). "ประเพณีแห่ผีตลกหนึ่งเดียวในโลก" [Phi Talok parade festival, one-of-a-kind in the world]. Thai Rath (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-10-09.


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