Noen Maprang district

Noen Maprang (Thai: เนินมะปราง, pronounced [nɤ̄ːn má(ʔ).prāːŋ]) is the southernmost district (amphoe) of Phitsanulok province, central Thailand.

Noen Maprang
เนินมะปราง
District
A limestone karst in Ban Mung, Noen Maprang
A limestone karst in Ban Mung, Noen Maprang
District location in Phitsanulok province
District location in Phitsanulok province
Coordinates: 16°34′6″N 100°38′8″E
CountryThailand
ProvincePhitsanulok
Area
 • Total1,029.55 km2 (397.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total58,689
 • Density57.0/km2 (148/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code65190
Geocode6509

History

To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district to create a minor district (king amphoe) on 6 September 1976.[1] It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983.[2]

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho, Mueang Phetchabun, and Wang Pong of Phetchabun province, Thap Khlo, Wang Sai Phun, and Sak Lek of Phichit province.

Noen Maprang lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. Within the district is the source of the Chomphu River.[3] The Ban Mung (Thai: คลองบ้านมุง) and Sai Yoi (คลองไทรย้อย) Rivers also flow through the district.

Administration

The district is divided into seven sub-districts, which are further subdivided into 75 villages (mubans). Noen Maprang is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Noen Maprang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai name Villages Pop.
1.Chomphuชมพู1513,266
2.Ban Mungบ้านมุง86,944
3.Sai Yoiไทรย้อย168,784
4.Wang Phrongวังโพรง97,389
5.Ban Noi Sum Khilekบ้านน้อยซุ้มขี้เหล็ก118,210
6.Noen Maprangเนินมะปราง98,209
7.Wang Yangวังยาง75,887

References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอวังทอง จังหวัดพิษณุโลก ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเนินมะปราง (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 93 (106 ง special): 17. 27 August 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเทพสถิต อำเภอวังน้ำเย็น อำเภอเนินมะปราง อำเภอสวนผึ้ง และอำเภอเสนางคนิคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๖ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 100 (50 ก special): 10–12. 31 March 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.
  3. Google Earth
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