New Muban in Surat Thani

Published in Royal Gazette on February 19, the province Surat Thani announced the creation of eight new administrative villages, all effective November 6 2009.

1. Mu 8 Ban Khao Phanom (บ้านเขาพนม), Pa Ron subdistrict, Kanchanadit district, split off from Mu 1 Ban Wang Sai (บ้านวังไทร). [Gazette]
2. Mu 9 Ban Huai Thun (บ้านห้วยถุน), Pa Ron subdistrict, Kanchanadit district, split off from Mu 1 Ban Wang Sai (บ้านวังไทร). [Gazette]
3. Mu 6 Ban Phru Khae Phatthana (บ้านพรุแคพัฒนา), Krut subdistrict, Phunphin district, split off from Mu 1 Ban Krut (บ้านกรูด). [Gazette]
4. Mu 7 Ban Si Charoen (บ้านศรีเจริญ), Tha Sathon subdistrict, Phunphin district, split off from Mu 2 Ban Bo Krang (บ้านบ่อกรัง). [Gazette]
5. Mu 11 Ban Si Khit (บ้านสี่ขีด), Bang Ngon subdistrict, Phunphin district, split off from Mu 8 Ban Sa Phan Mot (บ้านสะพานมอส). [Gazette]
6. Mu 14 Ban Tham Khong (บ้านถ้ำฆ้อง), Bang Sawan subdistrict, Phrasaeng district, split off from Mu 8 Ban Tham Rob Nam (บ้านถ้ำครอบน้ำ). [Gazette]
7. Mu 11 Ban Wang Tham (บ้านวังถ้ำ), Nam Hak subdistrict, Khiri Rat Nikhom district, split off from Mu 6 Ban Nam Tok Khlong Phai (บ้านน้ำตกคลองพาย). [Gazette]
8. Mu 26 Ban Hin Phota (บ้านหินพ่อตา), Prasong subdistrict, Tha Chana district, split off from Mu 19 Ban Mae Thalang (บ้านแม่ทะล่าง). [Gazette]

As it is a bit too much word to create maps for each of the Muban out of the boundary description like it I for the single new village in Sakon Nakhon earlier, I am now only presenting approximate placemarks with the center of each of the new villages. But if there will be more such announcements from other provinces now, I guess I will skip even that, maybe even skip to announce each village itself and only make a short collective posting here.


View New Surat Thani Muban in 2010 in a larger map
Since two of the new villages have the word Tham (ถ้ำ) meaning cave in their name - are there any caves there worth visiting, like the Wat Tham Singkhom in the same area?