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Phato District
Phato District is an administrative district (amphoe) in Chumphon Province, Thailand.
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Open full map →Pak Song SubdistrictPak Song is a mountainous subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with headwater forests, farming villages and a history of tin mining.Pang Wan SubdistrictPang Wan is a riverside farming subdistrict in Phato, Chumphon, where the Lang Suan River runs through a landscape of hills and villages.Phato SubdistrictPhato Subdistrict is an inland area of Chumphon with forested hills, streams and fruit-growing communities around the district-centre area.Phrarak SubdistrictPhrarak is a nine-village subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with mountain slopes, foothill settlements and river-valley land.Explore the geographic hierarchy →
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Pak Song Subdistrict
Pak Song is a mountainous subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with headwater forests, farming villages and a history of tin mining.
Pang Wan Subdistrict
Pang Wan is a riverside farming subdistrict in Phato, Chumphon, where the Lang Suan River runs through a landscape of hills and villages.
Phato Subdistrict
Phato Subdistrict is an inland area of Chumphon with forested hills, streams and fruit-growing communities around the district-centre area.
Phrarak Subdistrict
Phrarak is a nine-village subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with mountain slopes, foothill settlements and river-valley land.
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Phato Subdistrict
Phato Subdistrict is an inland area of Chumphon with forested hills, streams and fruit-growing communities around the district-centre area. · 1.4 km away
Phrarak Subdistrict
Phrarak is a nine-village subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with mountain slopes, foothill settlements and river-valley land. · 13 km away
Pak Song Subdistrict
Pak Song is a mountainous subdistrict of Phato, Chumphon, with headwater forests, farming villages and a history of tin mining. · 13 km away
Hat Som Paen Subdistrict
Hat Som Paen is an inland subdistrict east of Ranong, known for kaolin deposits, a mining history and community ceramics. · 15 km away
About Phato District
Phato District is an official amphoe of Chumphon Province, Thailand. Its official Thai name is พะโต๊ะ.
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