Nakhon Thai district (original) (raw)

This article is about an administrative district. For history of Nakhon Thai as a capital city, see history of Phitsanulok Province.

District in Phitsanulok, Thailand

Nakhon Thai นครไทย
District
A scenery of Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park in Nakhon ThaiA scenery of Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park in Nakhon Thai
District location in Phitsanulok provinceDistrict location in Phitsanulok province
Country Thailand
Province Phitsanulok
Tambon 11
Muban 145
Area
• Total 2,220.374 km2 (857.291 sq mi)
Population (2019)[1]
• Total 87,772
• Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code 65120
Geocode 6502

Nakhon Thai (Thai: นครไทย, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn tʰāj]) is a district (amphoe) in the eastern part of Phitsanulok province, central Thailand.

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise), Wang Thong and Chat Trakan of Phitsanulok Province; Na Haeo and Dan Sai of Loei province; and Khao Kho of Phetchabun province.

Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is in Nakhon Thai District.[2]

Nakhon Thai lies within the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. The Khwae Noi River flows through the district, as well as the lesser Fia (Thai: ลำน้ำเฟี้ย) and Kaem (Thai: ลำน้ำแขม) Rivers.

Provincial administration

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Nakhon Thai is divided into 11 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 145 administrative villages (mubans).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[1] Households
01. Nong Kathao หนองกะท้าว 27 16,384 6,058
02. Noen Phoem เนินเพิ่ม 19 13,467 4,612
03. Ban Yaeng บ้านแยง 13 10,235 4,763
04. Nakhon Thai นครไทย 13 09,278 4,155
05. Na Bua นาบัว 15 07,828 2,538
06. Bo Pho บ่อโพธิ์ 13 06,976 2,301
07. Huai Hia ห้วยเฮี้ย 10 06,855 2,453
08. Ban Phrao บ้านพร้าว 10 06,251 2,187
09. Yang Klon ยางโกลน 10 04,979 1,389
010. Nakhon Chum นครชุม 08 03,072 1,002
011. Nam Kum น้ำกุ่ม 07 02,447 0765

Local administration

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There are two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambons) in the district:

There are nine sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district:

There are 23 Buddhist temples in Nakhon Thai.

Nakhon Thai is a district on the outskirts of Phitsanulok province, more than 80% of which is reserved forest area.

Therefore, Nakhon Thai and two neighboring districts, Chat Trakan and Wat Bot, have the lowest prosperity index in Phitsanulok, lowest household income and highest household debt.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Official statistics registration systems". Department of Provincial Administration. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park". Department of National Parks (Thailand). Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ หน้า 6, ไก่–ศุภกปรณ์ กิตยาธิคุณ พิษณุโลก ก้าวไกล ลุยปลดล็อกปัญหาที่ดิน. Matichon issues 16540 vol.46 Saturday, June 24, 2023 (in Thai)

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