Phrom Phiram ( th, พรหมพิราม, ) is a district (''

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'') in the northwestern part of Phitsanulok province, central

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. The district name means "the beautiful city of ''

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''".

History

In 1972 historians explored the old city area of ''

Mueang Mueang ( th, เมือง ''mɯ̄ang'', ), Muang ( lo, ເມືອງ ''mɯ́ang'', ; Tai Nuea: ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ''muang''), Mong ( shn, ''mə́ŋ'', ), Meng () or Mường (Vietnamese), were pre-modern semi-independent city-states or principali ...

'' Phrom Phiram. They found remains of the city wall, Chedi basements and Sukhothai

Celadon ''Celadon'' () is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color, also known as greenware or "green ware" (the term specialists now tend to use), and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was ...

on Phra Ruang Road from Sukhothai in Tambon Si Phirom and Dong Prakham. As that road continues eastward to Wat Bot and Nakhon Thai, the historians assumed it was the road for transportation between Sukhothai and Bang Yang. Also King

Trailokanat Borommatrailokkanat ( th, บรมไตรโลกนาถ, , sa, Brahmatrailokanātha) or Trailok (1431–1488) was the king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom from 1448 to 1488. He was one of many monarchs who gained the epithet ''King of White Elep ...

moved his troops passing Phrom Phiram to Phichai for the war with King

Tilokaraj Tilokaraj ( th, พระเจ้าติโลกราช, ), also spelt Tilokarat and Tilokkarat, was the 9th monarch of the Mangrai Dynasty. Early life According to the Chiang Mai Chronicle, he was the sixth child of King Sam Phraya (also ...

Lanna The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...

. The old location of Phrom Phiram was in Tambon Matum. It was created as Phrom Phiram District in 1895. The district office was moved to the right bank of the

Nan River The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces ...

at Ban Yan Khat around 1950. When the government built the northern railway passing by Phrom Phiram District, the district office was then moved to Ban Krap Phuang (now named Ban Phrom Phiram), 500m from Phrom Phiram railway station. The district office was renovated in 1960. The present office was opened in 1976.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise), Wat Bot, Mueang Phitsanulok, and Bang Rakam of Phitsanulok Province; Kong Krailat, Mueang Sukhothai, Si Samrong, and Sawankhalok of Sukhothai province: and Phichai of Uttaradit province. Phrom Phiram lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The important water resource is the

. The

Khwae Noi River The River Kwai (), more correctly Khwae Noi ( th, แควน้อย, , 'small tributary') or Khwae Sai Yok (, ), is a river in western Thailand. It rises to the east of the Salween in the north-south spine of the Bilauktaung range near, but ...

flows into the Nan within Phrom Phiram.

Administration

The district is divided into 12 sub-districts (''

tambon ''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' ...

s''), which are further subdivided into 119 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''). There are two townships (''

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 ...

s''): Phrom Phiram covers parts of ''tambon'' Phrom Phiram and Wong Khong covers parts of ''tambons'' Wong Khong and Matong. There are a further 12 tambon administrative organizations TAO).

Infrastructure

Significant settlements

Of the numerous villages in Phrom Phiram District, those that occupy several mubans are as follows: * Ban Phrom Phiram * Ban Sapan Hin * Ban Grap Puang * Ban Yan Kat * Ban Huay Dang * Ban Mathong * Ban Khlong Khae * Ban Na Kum * Ban Khlong Mem * Ban Phai Ko Nam * Ban Wong Khong * Ban Yan Yao * Ban Hat Yai * Ban Nong Khaem * Ban Khlong Than * Ban Wang Mai Gaen * Ban Taluk Thiam

Radio

* There is one radio station broadcast from Tambon Tha Chang, Siang Jaak Thahaan Reua (Sor. Thor. Ror. 8, Voice of the Navy). The frequency is 1170 AM.Radio Stations in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand
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Flooding

In 2006, there were reported cases of

leptospirosis Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacteria ''Leptospira''. Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild (headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe ( bleeding in the lungs or meningitis). Weil's disease, the acute, severe ...

among residents of Phrom Phiram, contracted due to the amount of standing water.Leptospirosis kills 31 in past eight months
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References

External links

amphoe.com
(Thai) {{Amphoe Phitsanulok Phrom Phiram