Noen Maprang ( th, เนินมะปราง, ) is the southernmost district (''
amphoe
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') of
Phitsanulok province, central
Thailand
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.
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
An amphoe (sometimes also ''amphur'', th, อำเภอ, )—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Groups of ''amphoe'' or districts make up the provinces, and are analogous to countie ...
'') on 6 September 1976. It was upgraded to a full district on 1 April 1983.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise)
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of Phitsanulok Province,
Khao Kho
Khao Kho ( th, เขาค้อ), is a 1143 m high mountain in Phetchabun Province, Thailand. It is in Khao Kho District. The mountain is part of the western range of the Phetchabun Mountains.
Khao Kho was named either after the Ceylon oak o ...
,
Mueang Phetchabun, and
Wang Pong of
Phetchabun province
Phetchabun ( th, เพชรบูรณ์, ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Loei, Khon Kaen, Chaiyaphum, Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan, Phic ...
,
Thap Khlo,
Wang Sai Phun, and
Sak Lek of
Phichit province
Phichit ( th, พิจิตร, , ) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand and 330 km due north of Bangkok. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phitsanulok, Phetchabun, Nakh ...
.
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.
[Google Earth] 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 (''
muban
Muban ( th, หมู่บ้าน; , ) is the lowest administrative sub-division of Thailand. Usually translated as 'village' and sometimes as 'hamlet', they are a subdivision of a tambon (subdistrict). , there were 74,944 administrative mu ...
s''). Noen Maprang is a township (''
thesaban tambon
Thesaban ( th, เทศบาล, , ) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok and Pattaya are special municipal entities not included in the ''thesaban'' system.
The mu ...
'') covering parts of ''tambon'' Noen Maprang. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
References
External links
amphoe.com(Thai)
Noen Maprang
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