Amphoe Chum Saeng

Infobox Amphoe
thai=ชุมแสง
name=Chum Saeng
province=Nakhon Sawan
coordinates=coord|15|52|52|N|100|18|9|E|type:adm2nd_region:TH
area=716.762
population=67,489
population_as_of=2005
density=94.2
capital=
location=
postal_code=60150
geocode=6003

Chum Saeng ( _th. ชุมแสง) is a district ("Amphoe") in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

History

Chum Saeng is an old district of Nakhon Sawan. The government separated some part of Mueang district to establish Tambon Koei Chai. In 1903, the Interior ministry upgraded the tambon to be Amphoe Phan Lan, named after the central tambon. A few years later, the name was changed back to Koei Chai again. The district office was moved to the west bank of the Nan River and renamed to be Amphoe Chum Saeng in 1915.

The name "Chum Saeng" in Thai is the name of a herb tree that look like Chaeng trees (ต้นแจง) ("Maerua siamensis" (Kurz) Pax.). Another possible origin of the name may date back the reign of King Taksin, when in the area was a weapon warehouse, named Khlang Saeng (คลังแสง) in Thai.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Pho Thale and Bang Mun Nak of Phichit Province, Nong Bua, Tha Tako, Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Kao Liao of Nakhon Sawan Province.

Administration

The district is subdivided into 12 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 131 villages ("muban"). Chum Saeng is a town ("thesaban mueang") covering the whole "tambon" Chum Saeng. Thap Krit is a township ("thesaban tambon") covering parts of the same-named "tambon". There are further 11 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

External links

* [http://amphoe.com/menu.php?mid=1&am=266&pv=22 amphoe.com] (Thai)