Lam Sonthi district
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Lam Sonthi
| native_name = ลำสนธิ
| native_name_lang= th
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = View_from_Chaiyaphum_-_panoramio.jpg
| image_alt = View from Chaiyaphum, Lam Sonthi district is below
| image_caption =
| image_map = Amphoe 1610.svg
| map_caption = District location in Lopburi province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Thailand
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Lopburi
| subdivision_type2 = Seat
| subdivision_name2 = Lam Sonthi
| subdivision_type3 = Tambon
| subdivision_name3 = 6
| subdivision_type4 = Muban
| subdivision_name4 = 49
| established_title = District established
| established_date =
| population_total = 34480
| population_as_of = 2012
| population_density_km2 = {{formatnum:77.1|R}}
| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:447.0|R}}
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| blank_name_sec1 = Postal code
| blank_info_sec1 = 15190
| blank_name_sec2 = Geocode
| blank_info_sec2 = 1610
| timezone = ICT
| utc_offset = +7
| coordinates = {{coord|15|18|6|N|101|21|48|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH|display=inline,title}}
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Lam Sonthi ({{langx|th|ลำสนธิ}}, {{IPA|th|lām sǒn.tʰíʔ|pron}}) is the easternmost district (amphoe) of Lopburi province, central Thailand.
History
Lam Sonthi was created as a minor district (king amphoe) on 1 April 1989, by splitting off five tambons from the district Chai Badan district.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=106|issue=40 ง|pages=1885|script-title=th:ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอชัยบาดาล จังหวัดลพบุรี ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอลำสนธิ|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2532/D/040/1885.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718005804/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2532/D/040/1885.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2011|date=March 14, 1989|language=Thai}} It was upgraded to a full district on 5 December 1996.{{cite journal|journal=Royal Gazette|volume=113|issue=62 ก|pages=5–8|script-title=th:พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเหนือคลอง อำเภอนายายอาม อำเภอท่าตะเกียบ อำเภอขุนตาล อำเภอแม่ฟ้าหลวง อำเภอแม่ลาว อำเภอรัษฎา อำเภอพุทธมณฑล อำเภอวังน้ำเขียว อำเภอเจาะไอร้อง อำเภอชำนิ อำเภอโนนดินแดง อำเภอปางมะผ้า อำเภอสนธิ อำเภอหนองม่วง อำเภอเบญจลักษ์ อำเภอโพนนาแก้ว อำเภอบุ่งคล้า อำเภอดอนมดแดง และอำเภอลืออำนาจ พ.ศ. ๒๕๓๙|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2539/A/062/5.PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521071930/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2539/A/062/5.PDF|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2009|date=November 20, 1996|language=Thai}} The sixth tambon, Khao Noi, was created in 1994.
Geography
The name Lam Sonthi comes from the small Sonthi River that originates in the Sap Langka Wildlife Sanctuary, the last forest of Lopburi, in Tambon Kut Ta Phet, in the very north of the district.
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Si Thep and Wichian Buri of Phetchabun province, Thep Sathit of Chaiyaphum province, Thepharak, Dan Khun Thot and Sikhio of Nakhon Ratchasima province, Muak Lek of Saraburi province, and Tha Luang and Chai Badan of Lopburi Province.
To the east the district boundary is formed by the Phang Hoei ridge, while the boundary in the northwest is formed by the Luak ridge, both ridges part of the Phetchabun mountain range.
Administration
The district is divided into six sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 49 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a further four tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
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! No. ! Name ! Thai ! Villages ! Pop.{{cite web|url=http://stat.dopa.go.th/xstat/p5516_01.html|publisher=Department of Provincial Administration|title=Population statistics 2012}} | |||
| |1. | Lam Sonthi | ลำสนธิ | {{0}}6 | 3,376 |
| |2. | Sap Sombun | ซับสมบูรณ์ | {{0}}7 | 3,569 |
| |3. | Nong Ri | หนองรี | 13 | 7,660 |
| |4. | Kut Ta Phet | กุดตาเพชร | 12 | 6,296 |
| |5. | Khao Ruak | เขารวก | {{0}}6 | 2,476 |
| |6. | Khao Noi | เขาน้อย | {{0}}5 | 3,273 |
|}
References
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External links
- [http://www.amphoe.com/menu.php?am=542&pv=50&mid=1 amphoe.com]
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