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: ᨴ᩵ᩣᨸᩖᩣ, pronounced [tʰâː 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.

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.
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 (thesaban tambon) in the district:

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

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.

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.