Amphoe Nam Pat
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Nam Pat น้ำปาด |
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| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Uttaradit Province |
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| Coordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°ECoordinates: 17°43′42″N 100°41′4″E / 17.72833°N 100.68444°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Uttaradit |
| Seat | Saen To |
| Tambon | 7 |
| Muban | 58 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,448.711 km2 (559.350 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 36,950 |
| • Density | 22.8/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 53150 |
| Geocode | 5304 |
Nam Pat (Thai: น้ำปาด; pronounced [náːm pàːt]) is a district (Amphoe) of Uttaradit Province, northern Thailand.
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province, and Thong Saen Khan, Tha Pla and Fak Tha of Uttaradit Province. To the east is Xaignabouli of Laos.
The main river of the district is the Pat River.
The modern day area of Nam Pat district was originally named กุ๊กกบ after what, according to legend, was an affectionate title of an ancient ruler of the region known as K̀xkwn. Later named Saen To as the main tambon, it was renamed to Nam Pat in 1932.
Nam Pat Wildlife Sanctuary was designated in 2001.
The district Nam Pat is subdivided into 7 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 58 administrative villages (Muban).
There is one subdistrict municipality (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:
There are 7 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:
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