Phlai Chumphon ( th, พลายชุมพล) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province,

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. In this subdistrict are

Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University (PSRU.) is a university in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. The institute was upgraded to a university on 14 June 2004. History The university was first established in 1926 as a teacher training school under the ...

and CentralPlaza Phitsanulok shopping center.

Geography

The topography of Phlai Chumphon subdistrict is fertile lowlands. The subdistrict is bordered to the north by Chom Thong subdistrict, to the east by Ban Khlong subdistrict and Hua Ro subdistrict, to the south by Wat Chan subdistrict and

Tha Thong Tha Thong ( th, ท่าทอง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. In this subdistrict is Lotus's Phitsanulok 2 shopping center. Geography The topography of Tha Thong subdistrict is fert ...

subdistrict, and to the west by

Ban Krang Ban Krang ( th, บ้านกร่าง) is a subdistrict in the Mueang Phitsanulok District of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. The area is urban and lowland area. In this subdistrict is Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, campus Phi ...

subdistrict. Phlai Chumphon subdistrict lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Nan river flows east of the subdistrict. An irrigation canal (Huai Nong Khlong Bueng) flows from Chom Thong subdistrict, through Phlai Chumphon subdistrict to Ban Khlong subdistrict and is an important water source for agricultural consumption and also a raw water source to produce village water supply. The area to the west of this irrigation canal is for agriculture and the area to the east of this irrigation canal is for urbanization. Basic information Phlai Chumphon subdistrict municipality, pages 1-5, retrieved 14 September 2020

History

Originally, the subdistrict area was combined with Hua Ro subdistrict, called Wat Tan Chon subdistrict. It was separated into two subdistricts, with the Nan river as a dividing line. The area on the east side was called Hua Ro subdistrict and the area on the west side was called Phlai Chumphon subdistrict. On 30 March 1996 Phlai Chumphon Subdistrict Administrative Organization-SAO (''ongkan borihan suan tambon'') was established. Upgrade to subdistrict municipality (

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 ...

) was on 30 June 2008.

Administration

The administration of Phlai Chumphon subdistrict municipality is responsible for an area that covers 13.7 km² and consists of five administrative villages, as of 2019: 7,462 people and 4,021 households.

Administrative villages contain many villages such as:

Temples

Phlai Chumphon subdistrict is home to the following active temples, where

Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

is practiced by local residents. There is also a "samnak song", houses of monks that are not officially registered, called Samnak Song Phitsanulok Mueang Mai (Moo5).

Logo

The Phlai Chumphon subdistrict municipality logo shows a

war elephant A war elephant was an elephant that was trained and guided by humans for combat. The war elephant's main use was to charge the enemy, break their ranks and instill terror and fear. Elephantry is a term for specific military units using elephant ...

. Phlai Chumphon means: a herd of elephants.

Economy

Mฺost of the population west of the irrigation canal are engaged in agriculture, of which rice is the main crop.
Retail, hotels, restaurants and factories are mainly located along Singhawat road, highway 12 (Phitsanulok - Sukhothai route). CentralPlaza Phitsanulok (Moo5) plays a role in the employment service.