Ban Na San ( Thai : บ้านนาสาร , pronounced [bâːn nāː sǎːn] ) is a district ( amphoe ) of Surat Thani province , Thailand .
6-557: Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise): Nopphitam and Phipun of Nakhon Si Thammarat province ; Wiang Sa , Khian Sa , Ban Na Doem , Mueang Surat Thani , and Kanchanadit of Surat Thani. The eastern portion of the district is within the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range and is part of Tai Rom Yen National Park . The district dates back to the Lamphun District, once responsible for all of
12-539: Is a district ( amphoe ) of Nakhon Si Thammarat province , southern Thailand . The district was created on 1 April 1995 by splitting off the four western tambons from Tha Sala district . On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts. On 24 August, the upgrade became official. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise): Sichon , Tha Sala , Phrom Khiri and Phipun of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and Ban Na San and Kanchanadit of Surat Thani province . Nopphitam contains
18-418: Is held during August's harvest time. Ban Na San is divided into 11 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 65 villages ( mubans ). There is one town ( thesaban mueang ) Na San, which covers tambon Na San. Each tambon except Na San has a tambon administrative organization (TAO). Nopphitam district Nopphitam ( Thai : นบพิตำ , pronounced [nóp.pʰí(ʔ).tām] )
24-545: The district was renamed Ban Na, the site of the district office. On 1 July 1938 the district office was moved to Na San and the district was renamed Ban Na San on 20 April 1939. In the 1970s the district was reduced in size when the districts of Khian Sa, Wiang Sa, and Ban Na Doem were split off. Thailand's first rambutan trees were planted in Ban Na San in 1926 by the Chinese Malay K. Vong. An annual rambutan fair
30-482: The northernmost part of the Khao Luang National Park , protecting a large part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat mountain range . The district is divided into four sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 38 villages ( mubans ). There are no municipal ( thesaban ) areas, and four tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Nakhon Si Thammarat Province location article
36-408: The southeastern part of the present-day province. Originally the district was divided into seven tambons : Ban Na, Tha Ruea, Kobkaeb, Thung Tao, I-Pan, Prasaeng, and Phanom. In 1899 the southern part was split off as Prasaeng District and Phanom minor district. Originally the district was administered from Nakhon Si Thammarat, and was transferred to Chaiya (now Surat Thani) in 1906. On 29 April 1918
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