Sak Lek district

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; 100.46944
CountryThailand
ProvincePhichit
SeatSak Lek
Area
 • Total
176.4 km2 (68.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
24,376
 • 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 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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