The district dates back to Mueang Sawi, on the shore of the Sawi River. On 16 April 1897 a first district office was opened in village five of tambon Na Pho. After several relocations, the present office in village four of tambon Sawi was opened on 1 October 2001.
Administration
The district is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 114 villages (mubans). Na Pho is a township (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of the same-named tambon. There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
sawi, district, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2017, learn, when, remov. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sawi district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sawi Thai swi pronounced sa wǐː is a district amphoe in the central part of Chumphon province southern Thailand Sawi swiDistrictDistrict location in Chumphon provinceCoordinates 10 15 11 N 99 5 40 E 10 25306 N 99 09444 E 10 25306 99 09444 Coordinates 10 15 11 N 99 5 40 E 10 25306 N 99 09444 E 10 25306 99 09444CountryThailandProvinceChumphonSeatSawiArea Total898 0 km2 346 7 sq mi Population 2005 Total69 340 Density77 2 km2 200 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code86130Geocode8607 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administration 4 External linksGeography EditNeighboring districts are from the south clockwise Thung Tako and Lang Suan of Chumphon Province La un and Kra Buri of Ranong province and Mueang Chumphon of Chumphon Province To the east is the Gulf of Thailand History EditThe district dates back to Mueang Sawi on the shore of the Sawi River On 16 April 1897 a first district office was opened in village five of tambon Na Pho After several relocations the present office in village four of tambon Sawi was opened on 1 October 2001 Administration EditThe district is divided into 11 sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 114 villages mubans Na Pho is a township thesaban tambon which covers parts of the same named tambon There are a further 10 tambon administrative organizations TAO No Name Thai name Villages Pop 1 Na Pho naophthi 8 7 9432 Sawi swi 4 2 6543 Thung Raya thungraya 11 6 5904 Tha Hin thahin 10 4 5575 Pak Phraek pakaephrk 6 1 5386 Dan Sawi danswi 11 5 3067 Khron khrn 14 9 0908 Wisai Tai wisyit 10 5 2259 Na Sak nask 17 12 50310 Khao Thalu ekhathalu 11 7 00911 Khao Khai ekhakhay 12 6 925 External links Editamphoe com This Chumphon Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sawi district amp oldid 1072354858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
