Tha Sala (, ) is a district (amphoe) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.
Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phrom Khiri, Nopphitam, and Sichon. To the east is the Gulf of Thailand.
History During the thesaphiban administrative reforms five mueang of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Kingdom were put together to form Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. These mueang were Thai Buri, Ron Ka Ro, Klai, Mo Khlan, and Noppitham.History of Tha Sala township At its establishment in 1897 the district was named Klai (กลาย) and divided into the 10 tambons Tha Sala, Tha Khuen, Sa Kaeo, Klai, Thaiburi, Karo, Nopphitam, Hua Taphan, Mokkhalan, and Don Tako. The first district officer was Charoen (Mai Sap Nam Sakun), the district office was at the coast in Ban Paknam Thasung. In 1916 the district office was moved to tambon Tha Sala and the district was renamed accordingly.Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
The western part of the district was split off to form the new minor district Nopphitam in 1995.
Administration
Central administration Tha Sala is divided into 10 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 110 administrative villages (mubans).
No. Name Thai Villages Pop.1.Tha Sala1532,7232.Klai128,6473.Tha Khuen1513,6704.Hua Taphan94,9736.Sa Kaeo119,0077.Mokkhalan1514,1079.Thai Buri107,01210.Don Tako65,03711.Taling Chan98,54113.Pho Thong88,848 Missing numbers are now part of Nopphitam District.
Local administration There are two town municipality (thesaban mueang) in the district: Tha Sala (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala. Tha Khuen (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Tha Khuen. There is one sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) in the district: Tha Sala (Thai: ) consisting of parts of sub-district Tha Sala.
There are 8 sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
Klai (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Klai. Hua Taphan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Hua Taphan. Sa Kaeo (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Sa Kaeo. Mokkhalan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Mokkhalan. Thai Buri (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Thai Buri. Don Tako (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Don Tako. Taling Chan (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Taling Chan. Pho Thong (Thai: ) consisting of sub-district Pho Thong.
References
External links amphoe.com http://www.thasalacity.go.th Website of Tha Sala township (Thai)