Laem Sing (, ) is a district (amphoe) of Chanthaburi province, eastern Thailand.
History Laem Sing district was created in 1898, then named Phlio District. In 1909 the government allocated budget for the new district office, and they changed the district name to Laem Sing. The district office was re-built in 1966 and 1996.
The estuary in the district is one of two river mouths that Walailak Songsiri allows for Po Ssu Lan, the polity named in Chinese records of the early 13th century as the south-eastern neighbour of Chen Li Fu; the other is Khaem Nu, further along the same coast. O. W. Wolters had identified Po Ssu Lan with Chanthabun, the older name of the provincial town.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the northwest clockwise) Tha Mai, Mueang Chanthaburi, and Khlung of Chanthaburi Province. To the southwest is the Gulf of Thailand.
To the southeast of the district is the estuary of the Chanthaburi River. It covers about 27 km2 of the shallow tidal water area, it contains extensive mudflats and mangrove forests.
Administration The district is divided into seven sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (mubans). There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Pak Nam Laem Sing covers the same-named tambon, and Phlio covers tambon Phlio and Khlong Nam Khem. There are a further five tambon administrative organizations (TAO). No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.1.Pak Nam Laem Singปากน้ำแหลมสิงห์169,2202.Ko Proetเกาะเปริด73,4193.Nong Chimหนองชิ่ม105,3144.Phlioพลิ้ว125,2265.Khlong Nam Khemคลองน้ำเค็ม61,5556.Bang Sa Kaoบางสระเก้า52,2307.Bang Kachaiบางกะไชย93,826
References
External links amphoe.com