Country Thailand Postal code 65190 Province Phitsanulok Province | Time zone THA (UTC+7) Area 1,030 km² Geocode 6509 | |
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Noen maprang district of phitsanulok province northern thailand
Noen Maprang (Thai: เนินมะปราง) is the southernmost district (Amphoe) of Phitsanulok Province, northern Thailand.
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- Noen maprang district of phitsanulok province northern thailand
- Map of Noen Maprang District Phitsanulok Thailand
- History
- Geography
- Administration
- Recent Flooding
- References
Map of Noen Maprang District, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Noen maprang district of phitsanulok province northern thailand
History
To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents in northern Thailand in the 1970s, the government separated Tambon Noen Maprang from Wang Thong district to create a minor district (King Amphoe) on September 6, 1976. It was upgraded to a full district on April 1, 1983.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Wang Thong of Phitsanulok Province, Khao Kho, Mueang Phetchabun, Wang Pong of Phetchabun Province, Thap Khlo, Wang Sai Phun and Sak Lek of Phichit Province.
Noen Maprang lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. Within the district is the source of the Chomphu River. The Ban Mung (Thai: คลองบ้านมุง) and Sai Yoi (คลองไทรย้อย) Rivers also flow through the district.
Administration
The district is subdivided into 7 subdistricts, which are further subdivided into 75 villages (muban). Noen Maprang is a township (thesaban tambon) covering parts of tambon Noen Maprang. There are further 7 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO).
Recent Flooding
On October 4, 2007, 100 rescue workers and 100 soldiers were dispatched to assist stranded residents in tambon Chompu and tambon Ban Mung, where water levels rose more than a meter. On that same day, Phitsanulok Governor Somboon Sripattanawat declared the Noen Maprang District a disaster zone.