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'''Phipun''' ({{lang-th|พิปูน}}, {{IPA-th|pʰí.pūːn|pron}}) is a district (''[[amphoe]]'') in the northern part of [[Nakhon Si Thammarat |
'''Phipun''' ({{lang-th|พิปูน}}, {{IPA-th|pʰí.pūːn|pron}}) is a district (''[[amphoe]]'') in the northern part of [[Nakhon Si Thammarat province]], [[southern Thailand]]. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): [[Nopphitam |
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): [[Nopphitam district|Nopphitam]], [[Phrom Khiri district|Phrom Khiri]], [[Lan Saka district|Lan Saka]], and [[Chawang district|Chawang]] of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; [[Wiang Sa District, Surat Thani|Wiang Sa]] and [[Ban Na San district|Ban Na San]] of [[Surat Thani province]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The minor district (''[[king amphoe]]'') was created on 1 September 1972, when the two ''tambons'' Phipun and Kathun were split off from [[Chawang |
The minor district (''[[king amphoe]]'') was created on 1 September 1972, when the two ''tambons'' Phipun and Kathun were split off from [[Chawang district]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=89|issue=130 ง|pages=2187|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอฉวาง จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพิปูน|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2515/D/130/2187.PDF|date=August 29, 1972|language=Thai}}</ref> It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=93|issue=109 ก special<!--ฉบับพิเศษ-->|pages=31–34|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเลาขวัญ อำเภอคำม่วง อำเภอพิปูน อำเภอศรีเทพ อำเภอนาแห้ว อำเภอส่องดาว อำเภอควนกาหลง อำเภอค่ายบางระจัน อำเภอบ้านตาขุน และอำเภอกุดจับ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๙|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2519/A/109/31.PDF|date=September 8, 1976|language=Thai}}</ref> |
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==Administration== |
==Administration== |
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Revision as of 20:27, 26 January 2022
Phipun
พิปูน | |
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 District location in Nakhon Si Thammarat province | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′36″N 99°36′30″E / 8.56000°N 99.60833°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Nakhon Si Thammarat |
| Seat | Phipun |
| Area | |
• Total | 363.8 km2 (140.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 27,578 |
| • Density | 75.8/km2 (196/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 80270 |
| Geocode | 8005 |
Phipun (Template:Lang-th, pronounced [pʰí.pūːn]) is a district (amphoe) in the northern part of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Nopphitam, Phrom Khiri, Lan Saka, and Chawang of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province; Wiang Sa and Ban Na San of Surat Thani province.
History
The minor district (king amphoe) was created on 1 September 1972, when the two tambons Phipun and Kathun were split off from Chawang district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 8 September 1976.[2]
Administration
The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (mubans). Phibun is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Phibun. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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References
- ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอฉวาง จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอพิปูน (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 89 (130 ง): 2187. August 29, 1972.
- ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเลาขวัญ อำเภอคำม่วง อำเภอพิปูน อำเภอศรีเทพ อำเภอนาแห้ว อำเภอส่องดาว อำเภอควนกาหลง อำเภอค่ายบางระจัน อำเภอบ้านตาขุน และอำเภอกุดจับ พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๙ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 93 (109 ก special): 31–34. September 8, 1976.
External links
- amphoe.com (Thai)
- http://www.phipun.com Website of district (Thai)
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