Mae Thom
subdistrict in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province, Thailand
Mae Thom (Thai: แม่ทอม) is a subdistrict (Tambon) in Bang Klam District, Songkhla, Thailand. The subdistrict is located on the north side of Hat Yai, on the west bank of the Khlong U-Tapao River. As of 2012, the subdistrict has a population of 2,268.
The village itself is even older than Hat Yai, as it used to be the gateway for upstream migration from the Songkhla Lake and the ocean in ancient times. From available records, the area started to be populated around 17th century by people from other areas around Songkla Lake, Chinese immigrants, and Muslims from both Malay Peninsula and Persia. Until recently, villagers had been self-sufficient in producing and consuming within the village. Now, they are part of the urban and world economies. Villagers no longer work the land for a living. Paddy fields and plantations have been left uncultivated for many years. They become wage earners at factories and other business establishments in the cities.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Mae Thom” as subdistrict in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province, Thailand. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as subdistrict in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province, Thailand. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 16, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6729376. Authority coordinates are 7.095, 100.470. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2012.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Mae Thom”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Mae Thom primary sources, Mae Thom archive and Thom research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Mae Thom”?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Mae Thom” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.