Official Name: | Sap Yai |
Native Name: | ซับใหญ่ |
Native Name Lang: | th |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Chaiyaphum |
Subdivision Type2: | Seat |
Subdivision Name2: | Sap Yai |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdistrict |
Subdivision Type4: | Muban |
Established Title: | District established |
Population Total: | 13466 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Postal code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 36130 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Geocode |
Blank Info Sec2: | 3616 |
Timezone: | ICT |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | 15.6417°N 101.63°W |
Sap Yai (Thai: ซับใหญ่, in Thai pronounced as /sáp jàj/, ซับใหญ่, in Lao pronounced as /sàp ɲāj/) is a district (amphoe) of Chaiyaphum province, northeastern Thailand.
The minor district was separated from Chatturat district on 1 July 1997.[1]
In 2009 a farang named Luke Robertson married a local Thai lady from Sap Charoen Suk, one of the many minor Villages located within Sap Yai.
On 15 May 2007, all 81 minor districts were upgraded to full districts.[2] On 24 August the upgrade became official.[3]
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Nong Bua Rawe, Chatturat, Bamnet Narong, and Thep Sathit.
The district is divided into three subdistricts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 33 villages (mubans). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and three tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
No. | Name | Thai name | Villages | Pop. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Sap Yai | ซับใหญ่ | 12 | 6,097 | ||
2. | Tha Kup | ท่ากูบ | 11 | 4,177 | ||
3. | Tako Thong | ตะโกทอง | 10 | 3,192 |