Mueang Nakhon Phanom district

Mueang Nakhon Phanom (Thai: เมืองนครพนม, pronounced [mɯ̄aŋ ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn pʰā.nōm]; Northeastern Thai: เมืองนครพนม, pronounced [mɯ᷇aŋ nà(ʔ).kʰɔ᷇ːn pʰā.no᷇m]) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand.

Mueang Nakhon Phanom
เมืองนครพนม
District location in Nakhon Phanom province
District location in Nakhon Phanom province
Coordinates: 17°22′2″N 104°45′38″E / 17.36722°N 104.76056°E / 17.36722; 104.76056
Country Thailand
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

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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

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

Economy

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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

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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 Mueang ในเมือง - 16,771
02. Nong Saeng หนองแสง - 04,691
03. Na Sai นาทราย 13 05,784
04. Na Rat Khwai นาราชควาย 09 07,277
05. Kurukhu กุรุคุ 13 07,938
06. Ban Phueng บ้านผึ้ง 23 15,787
07. At Samat อาจสามารถ 11 09,771
08. Kham Thao ขามเฒ่า 11 08,721
09. Ban Klang บ้านกลาง 13 08,554
10. Tha Kho ท่าค้อ 14 08,813
11. Kham Toei คำเตย 18 12,135
12. Nong Yat หนองญาติ 13 14,372
13. Dong Khwang ดงขวาง 11 06,500
14. Wang Ta Mua วังตามัว 11 08,302
15. Pho Tak โพธิ์ตาก 09 06,581

References

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  1. ^ ประกาศกระทรวงมหาดไทย เรื่อง เปลี่ยนชื่ออำเภอ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 34 (ก): 40–68. 29 April 1917. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2011.
  2. ^ พระราชกฤษฎีกาเปลี่ยนนามจังหวัด และอำเภอบางแห่ง พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๑ (PDF). Royal Gazette (in Thai). 55 (ก): 658–666. 14 November 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2011.
  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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