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Mae Poen
แม่เปิน— Amphoe — Amphoe location in Nakhon Sawan Province
Coordinates: 15°39′28″N 99°28′9″E / 15.65778°N 99.46917°ECoordinates: 15°39′28″N 99°28′9″E / 15.65778°N 99.46917°E Country 
ThailandProvince Nakhon Sawan Seat Mae Poen Tambon Muban Amphoe established Area - Total 260.2 km2 (100.5 sq mi) Population (2005) - Total 19,730 - Density 75.8/km2 (196.3/sq mi) Time zone THA (UTC+7) Postal code 60150 Geocode 6014 Mae Poen (Thai: แม่เปิน) is a district (amphoe) in the western part of Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.
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History
Tambon Mae Poen was separated from Lat Yao district to become a minor district (King Amphoe) on July 15, 1996[1].
Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15, 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts[2]. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official [3].
Geography
Neighboring district are (from the north clockwise) Mae Wong and Chum Ta Bong of Nakhon Sawan Province, Lan Sak and Ban Rai of Uthai Thani Province, and Umphang of Tak Province.
Administration
The district is subdivided into a single subdistrict (tambon), which is further subdivided into 24 villages (muban). There are no municipal (thesaban) areas, and a single Tambon administrative organization (TAO).
No. Name Thai name Villages Inh. 1. Mae Poen แม่เปิน 24 19,730 References
- ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งเขตท้องที่อำเภอลาดยาว จังหวัดนครสวรรค์ ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอแม่เปิน" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 113 (Special 18 ง): 15. June 15, 1996. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2539/E/018/15.PDF.
- ^ "แถลงผลการประชุม ครม. ประจำวันที่ 15 พ.ค. 2550" (in Thai). Manager Online. http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9500000055625.
- ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอฆ้องชัย...และอำเภอเหล่าเสือโก้ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๐" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 124 (46 ก): 14–21. August 24, 2007. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2550/A/046/14.PDF.
External links
Mueang Nakhon Sawan · Krok Phra · Chum Saeng · Nong Bua · Banphot Phisai · Kao Liao · Takhli · Tha Tako · Phaisali · Phayuha Khiri · Lat Yao · Tak Fa · Mae Wong · Mae Poen · Chum Ta Bong
Categories:- Amphoe of Nakhon Sawan
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