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Amphoe Lang Suan
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| Province: | Chumphon |
| District office: | Khan Ngoen |
| Area: | 935.0 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 70,340 (2005) |
| Pop. density: | 75.2 inh./km² |
| Geocode: | 8604 |
| Postal code: | 86110 |
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Lang Suan (Thai: หลังสวน) is a district (Amphoe) of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.
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Lang Suan was originally a Mueang reporting directly to Bangkok. During the thesaphiban reforms at the end of the 19th century it was put under Monthon Chumphon. On April 1 1932 the province was abolished and its districts were incorporated into Chumphon province.[1]
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Lamae and Phato of Chumphon province, La-un of Ranong Province, and Sawi and Thung Tako of Chumphon again. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
The main river of the district is the Lang Suan.
The slogan of the district is Lang Suan, city of fruits, paddle boat race, source of durian stir, royal garden.
The district is subdivided into 13 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 147 villages (muban). The town (thesaban mueang) Lang Suan covers the whole tambon Lang Suan and parts of Khan Ngoen, Pho Daeng, Laem Sai and Wang Tako. The township (thesaban tambon) Paknam Lang Suan covers whole tambon Pak Nam. There are further 12 Tambon administrative organization.
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- ^ (February 21 1932) "พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศ ยุบรวมท้องที่บางมณฑลและบางจังหวัด" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 48 (0 ก): 576.
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| Amphoe: | Mueang Chumphon - Tha Sae - Pathio - Lang Suan - Lamae - Phato - Sawi - Thung Tako | |
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