Sak Lek District

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Sak Lek
สากเหล็ก
Amphoe
Amphoe location in Phichit Province
Amphoe location in Phichit Province
Coordinates: 16°30′35″N 100°28′10″E / 16.50972°N 100.46944°E / 16.50972; 100.46944Coordinates: 16°30′35″N 100°28′10″E / 16.50972°N 100.46944°E / 16.50972; 100.46944
CountryThailand
ProvincePhichit
SeatSak Lek
Area
 • Total176.4 km2 (68.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total24,376
 • Density138.2/km2 (358/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code66160
Geocode6609

Sak Lek (Thai: สากเหล็ก, pronounced [sàːk lèk]) is a district (amphoe) in the northeastern part of Phichit Province, central Thailand.

Geography[]

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Wang Sai Phun and Mueang Phichit of Phichit Province, Bang Krathum, Wang Thong and Noen Maprang of Phitsanulok Province.

History[]

The minor district was established on 1 April 1995 by splitting of the tambon Sak Lek, Tha Yiam, and Khlong Sai of Mueang Phichit District.[1]

The Thai government on 15 May 2007, upgraded all 81 minor districts to full districts.[2] With publication in the Royal Gazette on 24 August, the upgrade became official.[3]

Its name "Sak Lek" directly translates as "steel pestle" since in the past a pestle cargo ship sank here. Hence, the name Sak Lek since then.[4]

Economy[]

Sak Lek is the largest plantation of mayong chit (mango plum) in Thailand, especially at Wang Thap Sai Subdistrict with an area of approximately 2,000 rais (790.51 acres).[5]

Administration[]

The district is divided into five sub-districts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 44 villages (muban). The township (thesaban tambon) Sak Lek covers parts of the tambon Sak Lek. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1. Sak Lek สากเหล็ก 15 13,499
2. Tha Yiam ท่าเยี่ยม 6 3,114
3. Khlong Sai คลองทราย 10 2,534
4. Nong Ya Sai หนองหญ้าไทร 6 2,305
5. Wang Thap Sai วังทับไทร 7 2,924

References[]

  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอเมืองพิจิตร จังหวัดพิจิตร ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอสากเหล็ก (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 112 (Special 9 ง): 68. March 22, 1995.
  2. ^ แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550 (in Thai). Manager Online.
  3. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007.
  4. ^ "ข้อมูลตำบลสากเหล็ก อำเภอสากเหล็ก พิจิตร". ThaiTambon.com (in Thai).
  5. ^ "สวนสมหมาย สวนมะยงชิดใหญ่ที่สุดในประเทศ" [Sommai Orchard, the largest mango plum orchard in Thailand]. Siweb1.dss.go.th (in Thai).

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