Amphoe Phato

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Phato
พะโต๊ะ
Statistics
Province: Chumphon
District office: Phato
9°47′30″N, 98°46′36″E
Area: 928.0 km²
Inhabitants: 22,165 (2005)
Pop. density: 23.9 inh./km²
Geocode: 8606
Postal code: 86180
Map
Map of Chumphon, Thailand highlighting Phato

Phato (Thai: พะโต๊ะ) is a district (Amphoe) of Chumphon Province, southern Thailand.

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Originally Patho was a district of Mueang Lang Suan, which was reduced to a district of Chumphon around 1900. In 1938 Phato was reduced to a minor district (King Amphoe).[1] On June 19 1991 it was upgraded to a full district.[2]

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Lang Suan and Lamae of Chumphon province, Tha Chana and Chaiya of Surat Thani Province, Kapoe, Mueang Ranong and La-un of Ranong Province.

Within the Kuan Mae Yai Mon Wildlife Sanctuary in the southwest of the district is the Heo Lom waterfall, one of the attractions of the district. The terrain is mostly mountainous with several small rivers, which make it a popular place for rafting.

The slogan of the district is Green hills, rafting, beautiful waterfall, famous for fruits.

The district is subdivided into 4 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 43 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Phato covers part of the tambon Phato. There are further 4 Tambon administrative organization.

No. Name Thai Villages Inh.
1. Phato พะโต๊ะ 19 8,249
2. Pak Song ปากทรง 8 4,683
3. Pang Wan ปังหวาน 7 4,841
4. Phra Rak พระรักษ์ 9 4,392
 Map of Amphoe

  1. ^ (August 29 1938) "ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง ยุบรวมอำเภอ และยุบอำเภอลงเป็นกิ่งอำเภอ" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 55 (0 ง): 1840. 
  2. ^ (June 19 1991) "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอทุ่งตะโก อำเภอพะโต๊ะ อำเภอเขาค้อ อำเภอน้ำหนาว อำเภอวังจันทร์ อำเภอนาด้วง อำเภอเต่างอย อำเภอสิงหนคร อำเภอพระสมุทรเจดีย์ และอำเภอลำดวน พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๔" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 108 (107 ก Special): 29-33. 

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