Sap Yai district
District of Thailand
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Sap Yai (Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sáp jàj], Northeastern Thai: ซับใหญ่, pronounced [sàp ɲāj]) is a district (amphoe) of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand.
Sap Yai
ซับใหญ่ | |
|---|---|
District location in Chaiyaphum province | |
| Coordinates: 15°38′30″N 101°37′48″E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Chaiyaphum |
| Seat | Sap Yai |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.0 km2 (66.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 13,466 |
| • Density | 78.8/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 36130 |
| Geocode | 3616 |
History
The minor district was separated from Chatturat district on 1 July 1997.[1]
In 2009 a farang named Luke Robertson married a local Thai lady from Sap Charoen Suk, one of the many minor Villages located within Sap Yai.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Bua Rawe, Chatturat, Bamnet Narong, and Thep Sathit.
Administration
The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sap Yai | ซับใหญ่ | 12 | 6,097 | |
| 2. | Tha Kup | ท่ากูบ | 11 | 4,177 | |
| 3. | Tako Thong | ตะโกทอง | 10 | 3,192 |
