Tha Phae district
# Tha Phae district

Tha Phae (Thai: ท่าแพ, pronounced) is a district (amphoe) of Satun province, southern Thailand.

## History

The minor district (king amphoe) Tha Phae was established on 1 May 1976 with the two southwestern tambons, Tha Phae and Pae Ra of the district Khuan Kalong. It was upgraded to a full district on 4 July 1994.

## Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) La-ngu, Khuan Kalong, Khuan Don and Mueang Satun. To the southwest is the Andaman Sea.

## Administration

The district is divided into four sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 28 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

| No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | Area (km²) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Tha Phae | ท่าแพ | 9 | 8,570 | 57.62 |
| 2. | Paera | แป-ระ | 6 | 5,116 | 36.94 |
| 3. | Sakhon | สาคร | 7 | 7,018 | 67.18 |
| 4. | Tha Ruea | ท่าเรือ | 6 | 4,287 | 50.21 |
