Noen Maprang District

Noen Maprang เนินมะปราง
—  Amphoe  —
Amphoe location in Phitsanulok Province
Coordinates: 16°34′6″N 100°38′8″E / 16.56833°N 100.63556°E / 16.56833; 100.63556Coordinates: 16°34′6″N 100°38′8″E / 16.56833°N 100.63556°E / 16.56833; 100.63556
Country	Thailand
Province	Phitsanulok
Seat
Tambon
Muban
Amphoe established
Area
– Total	1,029.55 km2 (397.5 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	58,689
– Density	57.0/km2 (147.6/sq mi)
Time zone	THA (UTC+7)
Postal code	65190
Geocode	6509

Noen Maprang (Thai: เนินมะปราง) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.

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 September 6, 1976^[1]. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1, 1983^[2].

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho, Mueang Phetchabun, 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 subdivided into 7 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban). Noen Maprang is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Noen Maprang. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No.	Name	Thai name	Villages	Inh.
1.	Chomphu	ชมพู	15	13,266
2.	Ban Mung	บ้านมุง	8	6,944
3.	Sai Yoi	ไทรย้อย	16	8,784
4.	Wang Phrong	วังโพรง	9	7,389
5.	Ban Noi Sum Khilek	บ้านน้อยซุ้มขี้เหล็ก	11	8,210
6.	Noen Maprang	เนินมะปราง	9	8,209
7.	Wang Yang	วังยาง	7	5,887

Recent Flooding

On October 4, 2007, 100 rescue workers and 100 soldiers were dispatched to assist stranded residents in tambon Chompu and tambon Ban Mung, where water levels rose more than a meter.^[4] On that same day, Phitsanulok Governor Somboon Sripattanawat declared the Noen Maprang District a disaster zone.^[4]

References

1. ^ "ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง แบ่งท้องที่อำเภอวังทอง จังหวัดพิษณุโลก ตั้งเป็นกิ่งอำเภอเนินมะปราง" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 93 (106 ง special): 17. August 27, 1976. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2519/D/106/17.PDF. 
2. ^ "พระราชกฤษฎีกาตั้งอำเภอเทพสถิต อำเภอวังน้ำเย็น อำเภอเนินมะปราง อำเภอสวนผึ้ง และอำเภอเสนางคนิคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๒๖" (in Thai) (PDF). Royal Gazette 100 (50 ก special): 10–12. March 31, 1983. http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2526/A/050/10.PDF. 
3. ^ Google Earth
4. ^ ^{a b} Phitsanulok Residents stranded in flash floods

External links

• amphoe.com (Thai)