Soem Ngam District
| Soem Ngam เสริมงาม |
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| — Amphoe — | |
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| Coordinates: 18°3′55″N 99°14′50″E / 18.06528°N 99.24722°ECoordinates: 18°3′55″N 99°14′50″E / 18.06528°N 99.24722°E | |
| Country |  Thailand |
| Province | Lampang |
| Seat | Thung Ngam |
| Tambon | |
| Muban | |
| Amphoe established | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 631.727 km2 (243.911 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 32,714 |
| • Density | 51.8/km2 (134/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 52130 |
| Geocode | 5204 |
Soem Ngam (Thai: เสริมงาม; IPA: [sɤ̌ːm ŋāːm]) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Lampang Province, northern Thailand.
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[edit] Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Hang Chat, Ko Kha, Sop Prap, Thoen of Lampang Province, Thung Hua Chang and Mae Tha of Lamphun Province.
The Khun Tan Range stretches from north to south along the district.
[edit] History
Soem Ngan was established as a minor district (King Amphoe) on August 16 1971 by splitting off the three tambon Thung Ngam, Soem Khwa and Soem Sai from Ko Ka district.[1] The minor district was upgraded to a full district on August 21 1975.[2]
[edit] Administration
The district is subdivided into four subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 42 villages (muban). Soem Ngam is a subdistrict municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the tambon Thung Ngam, Soem Sai and Soem Klang. There are further four Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name[3] | Thai | Villages | Inh.[4] |
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| 1. | Thung Ngam | ทุ่งงาม | 11 | 8,211 |
| 2. | Soem Khwa | เสริมขวา | 12 | 7,344 |
| 3. | Soem Sai | เสริมซ้าย | 10 | 8,347 |
| 4. | Soem Klang | เสริมกลาง | 9 | 8,366 |
[edit] Resources
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอเกาะคา ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเสริมงาม จังหวัดลำปาง" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 88 (90 ง): 2318. August 24 1971. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2514/D/090/2318.PDF.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอแวงน้อย อำเภอป่าแดด อำเภอเรณูนคร อำเภอคูเมือง อำเภอคุระบุรี อำเภอแม่ลาน้อย อำเภอเสริมงาม อำเภอไพรบึง และอำเภอหนองโดน พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๘" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 92 (166 ก special issue): 1–4. August 21 1975. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2518/A/166/1.PDF.
- ^ Thai-English Transcription of Changwat, Amphoe, King Amphoe and Tambon. Bangkok: Kō̜ng Wichākān læ Phǣnngān, Krom Kānpokkhrō̜ng. 2007. ISBN 978-974-7857-04-7. http://203.113.86.149/web_pages/m03050000/documents/thai_eng.zip.
- ^ "Population statistics 2010". Department of Provincial Administration. http://203.113.86.149/xstat/p5352_01.html.
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