Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Saraburi ( th, เฉลิมพระเกียรติ, ) is a 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 ...

'') in the northern part of Saraburi province, central

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

History

''Tambons'' Huai Bong, Ban Keng, Khao Din Phatthana, Phu Khae, and Na Phra Lan were separated from

Mueang Saraburi district Mueang Saraburi () is the capital district ('' amphoe mueang'') of Saraburi province, central Thailand. History In 1896 when the Northeastern Railway was built and passed by Tambon Pak Phriao, the governor of Saraburi, Phraya Phichai Ronnarong ...

to create the new district on 5 December 1996, as one of five districts named Chaloem Phra Kiat commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

(Rama IX). This area was selected because there is a royal project in the district at Wat Mongkhon Chaiphatthana managed by the Chaiphatthana Foundation.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Phattana Nikhom of Lopburi province,

Kaeng Khoi Kaeng Khoi ( th, แก่งคอย, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') of Saraburi province in central Thailand. Located on the bank of the Pa Sak River amid the surrounding hills of the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains, its main town of the same name de ...

, Mueang Saraburi, Sao Hai and Phra Phutthabat of Saraburi Province.

Administration

The district is divided into six 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 51 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''). Na Phra Lan has 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 ...

'') status and covers parts of the same-named ''tambon''. Each of the six ''tambons'' is administered by a tambon administrative organization (TAO).

Environment

Tambon Na Phra Lan may be the sub-district with the worst air quality in Thailand. The Saraburi Provincial Industry Office counts 133 cement or aggregate plants, 17 mining sites, 32 stone milling plants, and 22 stone dressing plants in the vicinity. PM₁₀ particles in the air are roughly three times higher than the mandated 120 micrograms per cubic meter permitted by air quality standards. Levels of PM_2.5 ranged from 45-79 μg/m³. Thailand's PM_2.5 maximum recommendation is 50 μg/m³ and that of the

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(WHO) is 25 μg/m³. In 2018, 165 days of the year exceeded particulate matter limits in Na Phra Lan, a 27% increase over 2017. Particulates measured between 27-303 μg/m³. Sources were industrial plants, rock mines, dense traffic, and "ruined roads".

References

External links

amphoe.com
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