Pathio ( Thai : ปะทิว , pronounced [pā.tʰīw] ) is a district ( amphoe ) in the northern part of Chumphon province , southern Thailand . The province's main airport, Chumphon Airport is in Pathio. Pathio has alternate English spellings, Pathiu and Pathiew.
4-777: Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Mueang Chumphon , Tha Sae of Chumphon Province, and Bang Saphan Noi of Prachuap Khiri Khan province . To the east is the Gulf of Thailand . The area features numerous limestone caves and rock formations from the Mesozoic Era . The main beach of Pathio is named Ao Bo Mao, translated as 'Spring Tree Bay', Wikimapia . The district is divided into seven sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 70 villages ( mubans ). There are three townships ( thesaban tambon ): Pathio covers parts of tambons Bang Son and Thale Sap, Map Ammarit parts of tambon Don Yang, Sa Phli parts of
8-451: Is a town ( thesaban mueang ) which covers the whole tambon Tha Taphao and parts of tambon Bang Mak, Na Thung, Tak Daet, Khun Krathing, and Wang Phai. There are a further three townships ( thesaban tambons ): Paknam Chumphon covers parts of tambon Paknam, Tha Yang the whole tambon Tha Yang, and Wang Phai parts of tambon Wang Phai. There are a further 16 tambon administrative organization. This Chumphon Province location article
12-449: The same-named tambon . There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO). This Chumphon Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mueang Chumphon district Mueang Chumphon ( Thai : เมืองชุมพร , pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ t͡ɕʰūm.pʰɔ̄ːn] ) is the capital district ( amphoe mueang ) of Chumphon province , southern Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from
16-409: The south clockwise) Sawi of Chumphon Province, Kra Buri of Ranong province , Tha Sae and Pathio of Chumphon Province. On 29 April 1917 the district's name was changed from Mueang to Tha Tapao (ท่าตะเภา). On 14 November 1938 it was renamed Mueang Chumphon . The district is divided into 17 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 165 villages ( mubans ). Chumphon
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