Pak Phun

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Pak Phun (Thai: ปากพูน) is a tambon (subdistrict) of Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand.

History

During World War II the Japanese army landed in Pak Phun. They were heavily opposed by the Thai army led by Major General Luang Senanrong. The commander of the 6th Army Region was the commander-in-chief, leading combat operations at the Ban Tha Phae front. A fierce battle ensued. The Thai army forced Japan to retreat. After the war ended, the Wirathai Monument monument marked the bravery of the Thai soldiers. It is known locally as Pho Ja Dam Monument.[1]

Pak Phun means mouth of a river with accumulated sediments, because the area was a river mouth full of mangrove forests. The first element pak (Thai: ปาก) means mouth or river mouth; the second element phun (Thai: พูน) means increase or accumulate.[2]

Geography

Pak Phun has a flat terrain situated on the Gulf of Thailand. The coastline is full of fertile mangrove forests. The Khlong Pak Phun and the Khlong Pak Phaying canals that empty into the Gulf are important water resources.

It is an uppermost part of the district. Pak Phun is about 10 minutes from Nakhon Si Thammarat.[2]

Pak Phun's mangrove forest covers an area of approximately 2,000

spotted scat, sea bass, eeltail catfish etc.[2]

Administration

The subdistrict is under the administration of two government bodies; Mueang Pak Phun Municipality and Tambon Tha Phae Municipality.

It is divided into 12 administrative mubans (villages).

No. Name Thai
01. Ban Tha Phae บ้านท่าแพ
02. Ban Don Talae บ้านดอนทะเล
03. Ban Sak Ngam บ้านสักงาม
04. Ban Huai Sai บ้านห้วยไทร
05. Ban Suan Chan บ้านสวนจันทร์
06. Ban Tha Tian บ้านท่าเตียน
07. Ban Bo Pho บ้านบ่อโพธิ์
08. Ban Pak Phun บ้านปากพูน
09. Ban Talat Paruehat บ้านตลาดพฤหัส
010. Ban Sala Bang Pu บ้านศาลาบางปู
011. Ban Pak Phaying บ้านปากพยิง
012. Ban Pak Nam Kao บ้านปากน้ำเก่า

Population

As of December 2022, it had a total population of 38,336.[3]

Economy

Occupations include fishing,

rice farming and tourism, especially ecotourism and rural tourism.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Wirathai Monument". Thailand Tourism Directory.
  2. ^ a b c d หน้า 6 – เยาวชน/สตรี, 'ปากพูน'พูนทรัพย์ วิถีลูกเลเมืองคอน. Khaosod issues 11,895 vol.33 Friday, June 23, 2023 (in Thai)
  3. ^ "ระบบสารสนเทศเพื่อการบริหาร". stat.bora.dopa.go.th (in Thai).

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