Muak Lek District

Muak Lek มวกเหล็ก
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Saraburi Province
Coordinates: 14°39′20″N 101°11′54″E / 14.65556°N 101.19833°E / 14.65556; 101.19833Coordinates: 14°39′20″N 101°11′54″E / 14.65556°N 101.19833°E / 14.65556; 101.19833
Country	Thailand
Province	Saraburi
Seat	Muak Lek
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	681.4 km2 (263.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	49,572
– Density	72.8/km2 (188.6/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	18180
Geocode	1911

Muak Lek (Thai: มวกเหล็ก) is a district (Amphoe) in the Saraburi Province of Thailand.

Geography

Muak Lek is the largest of the districts of Saraburi areawise, located in the east of the province. Neighboring districts are from the north clockwise Phattana Nikhom, Tha Luang and Lam Sonthi of Lopburi Province, Sikhio and Pak Chong of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Mueang Nakhon Nayok of Nakhon Nayok Province, and Kaeng Khoi and Wang Muang of Saraburi.

The district is located within the hills of the Phetchabun Mountains, which separate central Thailand from the northeastern part (Isan). To the south of the district is the Khao Yai National Park.

History

District office

The district was created on December 27 1968, when the area of the former tambon Muak Lek in Kaeng Khoi district was split into three tambon containing 33 villages, and formed a new district named Muak Lek.^[1] The new district started operation on January 21 1969. On May 7 1970 the permanent district office building was opened.

1988 the northwestern area was split off from the district to form the new Wang Muang minor district.

Traffic

The district is crossed by the Mittraphap Road and the northeastern railway line on their way through the hills.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 6 subdistricts (tambon), which are further subdivided into 65 villages (muban). Muak Lek itself has township status (thesaban tambon) and covers parts of tambon Muak Lek and Mittraphap. There are 6 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Muak Lek	มวกเหล็ก	13	9,925
2.	Mittraphap	มิตรภาพ	10	10,448
4.	Nong Yang Suea	หนองย่างเสือ	14	6,318
5.	Lam Somphung	ลำสมพุง	10	4,468
7.	Lam Phaya Klang	ลำพญากลาง	18	11,305
9.	Sap Sanun	ซับสนุ่น	15	7,108

the missing numbers 3, 6 and 8 were the tambon which now form Wang Muang.

Education

There are a number of schools on Muak Lek including the local public high school Muak Lek Wittaya School.

Asia-Pacific International University (formerly Mission College) and its affiliated K-12 school Adventist International Mission School are located within the vicinity and cater to both the expat community and locals. They are part of the world-wide Seventh-Day Adventist education system, the second largest parochial school system in the world.

References

• http://www.saraburi.go.th/file/am-muak.doc (Thai winword file)

1. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอมวกเหล็ก พ.ศ. ๒๕๑๑" (in Thai). Royal Gazette 85 (121 ก): 1051–1053. December 31 1968. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2511/A/121/1051.PDF. 

External links

• amphoe.com
• Mission College
• AIMS