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Krok Phra District

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Country
  
Thailand

Muban
  
65

Postal code
  
60170

Area
  
297.2 km²

Province
  
Nakhon Sawan Province

Tambon
  
9

Time zone
  
THA (UTC+7)

Geocode
  
6002

Population
  
35,923 (2015)

Krok Phra District

Krok Phra (Thai: โกรกพระ) is a district (amphoe) in Nakhon Sawan Province, northern Thailand.

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Map of Krok Phra District, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

History

Originally, the district was named Noen Sala. However, as the old location was not convenient for transportation, the district office was moved to the west bank of the Chao Phraya river at Ban Krok Phra in 1899. The name of the district was then changed accordingly.

At first, the area was called Ban Krok which means village at a steep cliff. According to the local lore, once an old rich couple from Ayutthaya wanted to move a big Buddha's image from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya on the Chao Phraya river. When it passed Ban Krok, the log broke and the Buddha image sunk into the river and could not get recovered. So the people in the district then called their village Ban Krok Phra, adding the word Phra meaning venerable to commemorate the event.

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan Province, and Mueang Uthai Thani, Thap Than and Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani Province.

Central administration

The district Krok Phra is subdivided into 9 subdistricts (Tambon), which are further subdivided into 65 administrative villages (Muban).

Local administration

There are 3 subdistrict municipalities (Thesaban Tambon) in the district:

  • Krok Phra (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลโกรกพระ) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Krok Phra.
  • Bang Pramung (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางประมุง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Bang Pramung.
  • Bang Mafo (Thai: เทศบาลตำบลบางมะฝ่อ) consisting of the complete subdistrict Bang Mafo.
  • There are 7 subdistrict administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

  • Krok Phra (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลโกรกพระ) consisting of parts of the subdistrict Krok Phra.
  • Yang Tan (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลยางตาล) consisting of the complete subdistrict Yang Tan.
  • Na Klang (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลนากลาง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Na Klang.
  • Sala Daeng (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลศาลาแดง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Sala Daeng.
  • Noen Kwao (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเนินกว้าว) consisting of the complete subdistrict Noen Kwao.
  • Noen Sala (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเนินศาลา) consisting of the complete subdistrict Noen Sala.
  • Hat Sung (Thai: องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหาดสูง) consisting of the complete subdistrict Hat Sung.
  • References

    Krok Phra District Wikipedia