Laplae District

Laplae ลับแล
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Uttaradit Province
Coordinates: 17°39′5″N 100°2′21″E
Country	Thailand
Province	Uttaradit
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
• Total	448.8 km2 (173.3 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	57,559
• Density	128.3/km2 (332/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	53130
Geocode	5308

Laplae (Thai: ลับแล; IPA: [láp.lɛ̄ː]) is a district (Amphoe) in the western part of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.

History

In the past, the district office of Lablae was located in Mueang Thung Yang. Later it was moved to Mon Cham Sin, about 1 km north of the present location. As the location of the office was inconvenient to reach, Luang Si Phanon Mat ordered to move the district office to Mon Sayammin. At the same time, King Chulalongkorn visited Lablae and chose to reserve Mon Cham Sin for position the Buddha statue named Phra Lua. This statue was built from the gold left when building Phra Phuttha Chinnarat, Phitsanulok Province.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Mueang Uttaradit, Tron of Uttaradit Province, Si Satchanalai of Sukhothai Province and Den Chai of Phrae Province

Administration

The district is subdivided into 8 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 63 villages (muban). There are three townships (thesaban tambon) - Si Phanom Mat covers the whole tambon Si Phanom Mat, Hua Dong parts of tambon Mae Phun, and Thung Yang parts of the tambon Thung Yang and Phai Lom. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Si Phanom Mat	ศรีพนมมาศ	-	3,276
2.	Mae Phun	แม่พูล	11	10,050
3.	Na Nok Kok	นานกกก	5	2,862
4.	Fai Luang	ฝายหลวง	11	9,493
5.	Chai Chumphon	ชัยจุมพล	11	8,607
6.	Phai Lom	ไผ่ล้อม	7	6,727
7.	Thung Yang	ทุ่งยั้ง	10	11,121
8.	Dan Mae Kham Man	ด่านแม่คำมัน	8	5,423

External links

• http://www.uttaradit.go.th/tour/lablae/lap.html