History
The town was first mentioned during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), when it was a minor mueang under Takua Pa and part of the Nakhon Si Thammarat kingdom. During the thesaphiban administrative reforms in the 1890s it became a district within the province Chaiya, the present day Surat Thani.
In 1917 the district was renamed to Tha Khanon (ท่าขนอน), as the district office was located within that area. On April 12 1961 the name was changed back to the historical name.
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