Takua Pa (Thai: ตะกั่วป่า) is a district (Amphoe) in the province Phang Nga in the south of Thailand.
Geography
The district is located at the coast to the Andaman Sea. To the north of the district is the Si Phang-nga National Park. The southern part of the district is covered by the Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park, which includes the popular beach resort of Khao Lak, devasteted by the tsunamis resulting from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
History
Takua Pa was included into the Phang Nga province in 1931, previously it was a province of its own.
Adminstration
The district Takua Pa is subdivided into 8 communes (tambon).
This marine park is situated in the vicinities of Amphoe Muang, Takua Thung, and KO Yao occupying an area of 250,000 rai and it was announced as the national park area on April 29, 1981.
The origin of this name is that a rocky hill is broken apart and the smaller piece slid down with the base sunk in the earth while the upper part still abuts on another posing the present leaning hills.
Situated at Tambon Le, some 14 kilometers from Amphoe Ka Pong, the monastery is where the sculptures of Narayana, Laksaman, and Sita, all related to the historical backgrouhd of "Takola" (former name of Ta Kua Pa), are enshrined.
It was later renamed to TakuaPa due to the rich ores near the town - Takua is the Thai word for lead, even though tin was the most important ore found there.
TakuaPa itself has town (thesaban mueang) status and covers the complete tambonTakuaPa. There are 6 tambon administrative organizations TAO - tambonTakuaPa is administrated by the town council, and Tam Tua by a neighboring TAO.
Mueang Phang Nga - Ko Yao - Kapong - Takua Thung -
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