Lan Krabue ( th, ลานกระบือ, ) is the northeasternmost 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
Kamphaeng Phet 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
In the past the district area was covered by dense forests. Many wild animals visited
salt lick
A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals. Mineral licks can be naturally occurring or artificial (such as blocks of salt that farm ...
areas inside, especially water buffalo (''
Bubalus bubalis''). Thus the people called their village Ban Lan Khwai (''Kwai'' 'buffalo'). Later more people moved to establish their new estate in the area, then the government upgraded the village to be ''
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'' ...
'' Lan Krabue of
Phran Kratai district. It was made a minor district (''
king amphoe'') on 16 June 1977, when the two ''tambons'' Lan Krabue and Chong Lom were split off from Phran Kratai. It was upgraded to a full district on 16 July 1984.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise):
Sai Ngam,
Phran Kratai of Kamphaeng Phet Province,
Khiri Mat of
Sukhothai province,
Bang Rakam of
Phitsanulok province and
Wachirabarami of
Phichit province.
Administration
The district is divided into seven subdistricts (''
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 67 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''): Lan Krabue covers parts of ''tambons'' Lan Krabue and Non Phluang, and Cong Lom the whole same-named ''tambon''. There are a further seven tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Oil field
Lan Krabue is famous for being the largest
oil field
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
in the country, "Sirikit Oil Field" (NMM-Cx).
It was discovered by Thai Shell Exploration & Production Co., Ltd. from the end of 1981 to the present. It still holds the record as the largest onshore crude oil source in Thailand. It is currently owned by
PTT.
References
External links
amphoe.com
Lan Krabue
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