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Thung Tako
ทุ่งตะโก
District location in Chumphon province
District location in Chumphon province
Coordinates: 10°6′37″N 99°4′58″E / 10.11028°N 99.08278°E / 10.11028; 99.08278
CountryThailand
ProvinceChumphon
SeatThung Takhrai
Area
 • Total335.0 km2 (129.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total23,535
 • Density70.3/km2 (182/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code86220
Geocode8608

Thung Tako (Thai: ทุ่งตะโก, pronounced [tʰûŋ tā.kōː]) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chumphon province, southern Thailand.

Geography[edit]

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lang Suan and Sawi of Chumphon Province. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.

History[edit]

The minor districts (king amphoe) was created on 6 September 1976, when then three tambons Thung Takhrai, Tako, and Pak Tako were split off from Sawi district.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 19 July 1991.[2]

Administration[edit]

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 35 villages (mubans). Pak Tako is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers the tambon of the same name. There are a further three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Pak Tako ปากตะโก 5 3,987
2. Thung Takhrai ทุ่งตะไคร 8 5,640
3. Tako ตะโก 14 8,412
4. Chong Mai Kaeo ช่องไม้แก้ว 8 5,496
Map of Amphoe

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