Amphoe Phrasaeng
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Phrasaeng พระแสง |
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|---|---|
| Amphoe | |
 Amphoe location in Surat Thani Province |
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| Coordinates: 8°34′6″N 99°14′54″E / 8.56833°N 99.24833°ECoordinates: 8°34′6″N 99°14′54″E / 8.56833°N 99.24833°E | |
| Country |
 Thailand
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| Province | Surat Thani |
| Seat | I-pan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 950.0 km2 (366.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 63,774 |
| • Density | 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi) |
| Time zone | THA (UTC+7) |
| Postal code | 84210 |
| Geocode | 8416 |
Phraseang (Thai: พระแสง) is a district (amphoe) of Surat Thani Province, Thailand.
The district is in the south of the province. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Phanom, Khian Sa, Wiang Sa of Surat Thani Province, Tham Phannara, Thung Yai of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Chai Buri of Surat Thani Province again, Khao Phanom and Plai Phraya of Krabi Province.
At the boundary to Plai Phraya is the Khlong Phraya Wildlife Sanctuary.
The district was first established in 1896 as part of the Monthon Nakhon Si Thammarat. The following year it and neighboring Amphoe I-Pan were reduced to a tambon and put under the control of Amphoe Lamphun (the present-day Amphoe Ban Na San). In 1899 the monthon administrator Phraya Sukhumnaiwinit (Pan Sukhum) visited the area and noticed that Amphoe Lamphun was too large to administrate the area efficiently, and recreated the Phrasaeng district consisting of the tambon Phrasaeng and I-Pan. In 1906 the district was transferred to Mueang Chaiya, which is now Surat Thani Province.
Around 1940 a new district office in Ban Yan Din Daeng was built, as the old location in Ban Sai Khueng was not comfortable to reach for all of the population. Also on August 1, 1938 the district was reduced in status to a minor district (King Amphoe). It was upgraded back to full district status in 1958.
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