To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake, which through a narrow strait opens into Songkhla Lake south of the district.
Historyedit
The district was established in 1896 as part of the thesaphiban administrative reforms, originally subdivided into 17 tambons.
In 1903 it was renamed from Taksin (ทักษิณ, meaning 'south') to Pak Phayun.[1]
Economyedit
The gathering of edible bird's nests is a significant contributor to the local economy. The state auctions off concessions to private firms for the right to collect bird's nests, largely in Ko Mak Sub-district. The province earned 450 million baht in the latest five-year concession auction for nests harvested from caves, primarily on Ko Rangnok ('Bird's Nest Island'), down from the 100 million baht a year earned in previous auctions. In decline also was the quantity of edible nests collected in Ko Mak. In 2017, 3.46 tonnes of nests were gathered, dropping from 3.6 tonnes in 2016.[2] Bird's nests taken from the caves in Ko Mak can fetch 120,000 baht per kilogram, and when exported to China the price can reach one million baht per kilogram.[2]
Administrationedit
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (mubans). Pak Phayun is a sub-district municipality (thesaban tambon) which covers parts of tambon Pak Phayun. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
phayun, district, phayun, thai, ปากพะย, pronounced, pàːk, pʰā, jūːn, district, amphoe, phatthalung, province, southern, thailand, phayun, ปากพะย, นdistrictdistrict, location, phatthalung, provincecoordinates, 34167, 31667, 34167, 31667countrythailandprovinceph. Pak Phayun Thai pakphayun pronounced paːk pʰa juːn is a district amphoe of Phatthalung province southern Thailand Pak Phayun pakphayunDistrictDistrict location in Phatthalung provinceCoordinates 7 20 30 N 100 19 0 E 7 34167 N 100 31667 E 7 34167 100 31667CountryThailandProvincePhatthalungSeatPak PhayunArea Total433 3 km2 167 3 sq mi Population 2008 Total50 052 Density115 3 km2 299 sq mi Time zoneUTC 7 ICT Postal code93120Geocode9306 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Administration 5 References 6 External linksGeography editNeighboring districts are from the west clockwise Pa Bon and Bang Kaeo of Phatthalung Province Krasae Sin Sathing Phra Singhanakhon and Khuan Niang of Songkhla province To the east of the district is the Thale Luang lake which through a narrow strait opens into Songkhla Lake south of the district History editThe district was established in 1896 as part of the thesaphiban administrative reforms originally subdivided into 17 tambons In 1903 it was renamed from Taksin thksin meaning south to Pak Phayun 1 Economy editThe gathering of edible bird s nests is a significant contributor to the local economy The state auctions off concessions to private firms for the right to collect bird s nests largely in Ko Mak Sub district The province earned 450 million baht in the latest five year concession auction for nests harvested from caves primarily on Ko Rangnok Bird s Nest Island down from the 100 million baht a year earned in previous auctions In decline also was the quantity of edible nests collected in Ko Mak In 2017 3 46 tonnes of nests were gathered dropping from 3 6 tonnes in 2016 2 Bird s nests taken from the caves in Ko Mak can fetch 120 000 baht per kilogram and when exported to China the price can reach one million baht per kilogram 2 Administration editThe district is divided into seven sub districts tambons which are further subdivided into 63 villages mubans Pak Phayun is a sub district municipality thesaban tambon which covers parts of tambon Pak Phayun There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations TAO No Name Thai Villages Pop 3 1 Pak Phayun pakphayun 0 6 0 8 6092 Don Pradu dxnpradu 11 0 6 4163 Ko Nang Kham ekaanangkha 0 9 0 5 5034 Ko Mak ekaahmak 11 0 7 0295 Falami falami 11 10 6136 Han Thao haretha 0 9 0 9 5067 Don Sai dxnthray 0 6 0 2 376References edit aecngkhwamkrathrwngmhadithy PDF Royal Gazette in Thai 19 52 1010 1903 03 15 Archived from the original PDF on June 4 2012 a b Panyaarvudh Jintana 11 October 2018 An economic nesting ground The Nation Retrieved 12 October 2018 Population statistics 2008 Department of Provincial Administration Archived from the original on 2009 08 20 External links editamphoe com Thai nbsp This Phatthalung Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pak Phayun district amp oldid 1151602304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
