Mueang Nakhon Phanom District

Mueang Nakhon Phanom (Thai: เมืองนครพนม, pronounced [mɯ̄a̯ŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm])) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Phanom Province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Nakhon Phanom

เมืองนครพนม
District
District location in Nakhon Phanom Province
Coordinates: 17°22′2″N 104°45′38″E
CountryThailand
ProvinceNakhon Phanom
SeatNong Yat
Area
 • Total853.20 km2 (329.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total141,997
 • Density122.7/km2 (318/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code48000
Geocode4801

Geography

Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): That Phanom, Renu Nakhon of Nakhon Phanom Province; Kusuman of Sakon Nakhon Province; Pla Pak and Tha Uthen of Nakhon Phanom Province. To the east across the Mekong River is the Laotian province Khammouan.

History

In 1917 the district name was changed from Mueang to Nong Buek (หนองบึก).[1] In 1938 it was renamed Mueang Nakhon Phanom.[2]

Economy

Khok Phu Kratae and Phai Lom villages in At Samat Subdistrict will be the site of a special economic zone (SEZ). As many as 400 families are to be evicted in the course of the project. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of the junta's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and prime minister, in May 2015 invoked his authority under Section 44 of the Interim Charter to announce NCPO Order No. 17/2015. The order mandates turning large areas in Tak, Mukdahan, Nong Khai, Sa Kaeo, and Trat provinces into special economic zones (SEZs), where deregulation of industry and tax cuts are offered to lure investors. In addition to the pilot SEZ projects in these five provinces, more land in five other provinces, Chiang Rai, Nakhon Phanom, Kanchanaburi, Songkhla, and Narathiwat, are to be expropriated and cleared for SEZs.[3]

Administration

The district is divided into 15 sub-districts (tambons), which are further subdivided into 169 villages (mubans). The town (thesaban mueang) Nakhon Phanom covers tambon Nai Mueang and Nong Saeng and parts of tambons At Samat and Nong Yat. There are a further 13 tambon administrative organizations (TAO).

No. Name Thai Villages Pop.[4]
01.Nai Mueangในเมือง-16,771
02.Nong Saengหนองแสง-04,691
03.Na Saiนาทราย1305,784
04.Na Rat Khwaiนาราชควาย0907,277
05.Kurukhuกุรุคุ1307,938
06.Ban Phuengบ้านผึ้ง2315,787
07.At Samatอาจสามารถ1109,771
08.Kham Thaoขามเฒ่า1108,721
09.Ban Klangบ้านกลาง1308,554
10.Tha Khoท่าค้อ1408,813
11.Kham Toeiคำเตย1812,135
12.Nong Yatหนองญาติ1314,372
13.Dong Khwangดงขวาง1106,500
14.Wang Ta Muaวังตามัว1108,302
15.Pho Takโพธิ์ตาก0906,581

References
  1. ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (0 ก): 40–68. 29 April 1917.
  2. พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (0 ก): 658–666. 14 November 1938.
  3. "Junta set to evict Isan villagers for Special Economic Zone". Pratchathai English. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. "Population statistics 2008". Department of Provincial Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2009.


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