Ban Na San District

Ban Na San (Thai: บ้านนาสาร, pronounced [bâːn nāː sǎːn]) is a district (amphoe) of Surat Thani Province, Thailand.

Ban Na San

บ้านนาสาร
District
District location in Surat Thani Province
Coordinates: 8°48′2″N 99°21′51″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceSurat Thani
SeatNa San
Area
 • Total839.3 km2 (324.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total68,345
 • Density81.4/km2 (211/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code84120
Geocode8412

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Nopphitam and Phipun of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Wiang Sa, Khian Sa, Ban Na Doem, Mueang Surat Thani, and Kanchanadit of Surat Thani.

The eastern portion of the district is within the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range and is part of Tai Rom Yen National Park.

History

The district dates back to the Lamphun District, once responsible for all of the southeastern part of the present-day province. Originally the district was divided into seven tambons: Ban Na, Tha Ruea, Kobkaeb, Thung Tao, I-Pan, Prasaeng, and Phanom. In 1899 the southern part was split off as Prasaeng District and Phanom minor district.

Originally the district was administered from Nakhon Si Thammarat, and was transferred to Chaiya (now Surat Thani) in 1906.[1]

On 29 April 1918 the district was renamed Ban Na, the site of the district office. On 1 July 1938 the district office was moved to Na San[2] and the district was renamed Ban Na San on 20 April 1939.[3] In the 1970s the district was reduced in size when the districts of Khian Sa, Wiang Sa, and Ban Na Doem were split off.

Thailand's first rambutan trees were planted in Ban Na San in 1926 by the Chinese Malay K. Vong. An annual rambutan fair is held during August's harvest time.[4]

Administration

Ban Na San is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (mubans). There is one town (thesaban mueang) Na San, which covers tambon Na San. Each tambon except Na San has a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Na Sanนาสาร-19,752
2.Phru Phiพรุพี75,470
3.Thung Taoทุ่งเตา54,080
4.Lamphunลำพูน75,879
5.Tha Chiท่าชี64,444
6.Khuan Siควนศรี84,810
7.Khuan Subanควนสุบรรณ75,206
8.Khlong Prapคลองปราบ53,877
9.Nam Phuน้ำพุ65,308
10.Thung Tao Maiทุ่งเตาใหม่85,974
11.Phoem Phun Sapเพิ่มพูนทรัพย์63,545
  

References
  1. แจ้งความกระทรวงมหาดไทย: เรื่อง โอนท้องที่อำเภอลำพูน ๑ อำเภอพนม๑ อำเภอพะแสง๑ รวมสามอำเภอจากเขตเมืองนครศรีธรรมราชมาขึ้นเมืองไชยา มณฑลชุมพร (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 23 (18): 408–409. July 29, 1906.
  2. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง ย้ายที่ว่าการอำเภอบ้านนา จังหวัดสุราษฎร์ธานี (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (0 ง): 4314. 1939-03-27.
  3. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามอำเภอ กิ่งอำเภอ และตำบลบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๒ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 56 (0 ก): 354–364. April 17, 1939.
  4. Agar, Charles; Eveland, Jennifer (2005). Frommer's Southeast Asia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7645-7829-8. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
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